The Dutch paid heavy taxes to fund these wars, but perceived them as unnecessary and sometimes downright harmful, because they were directed against their most important trading partners.
Țările de Jos plăteau taxe foarte mari pentru a finanța aceste războaie, pe care le percepeau ca inutile, iar uneori de-a dreptul dăunătoare — îndreptate fiind împotriva celor mai importanți parteneri de afaceri ai lor.