Der Kanzler kündigt schmerzhafte Reformen an, da wir uns den Sozialstaat in seinem jetzigen Umfang nicht mehr leisten könnten. Wie groß ist die Belastung des Staates durch die Sozialausgaben überhaupt?
I’d also love to see any source for that. I haven’t had the time to work through their full policy book but my point isn’t really that Die Linke is the best - it’s that their tax policy would have been effective. We the people could demand all parties adopt a similar policy strategy. The AFD and the CDU won’t because they serve corporate masters but this is also a good test for the SPD (whom I’m starting to suspect are more akin to the status quo Democrats from the US) and the Greens (whom I’ve not been able to form an opinion on).
That seems wrong based on what I’ve read so far about Die Linke, but also haven’t the CDU increased our reliance on Russia and shut off our nuclear? Merz putting us in further debt to give money to the military complex is not the same as being anti-russia or aggression. Where are the increased sanctions and taxes? Where is the armament and reinforcing of Ukraine (and the other eastern countries) that is meaningfully different than what Germany’s policies have been before?
I have no reason to believe Merz, who would sell his neighbors into poverty if it meant enriching his friends, is willing or able to standup to trump and Putin. But I hope I’m wrong about this.
Die Linke also would have wanted to give Eastern Europe to Russia.
Do you have any source for that other than old prejudice?
I’d also love to see any source for that. I haven’t had the time to work through their full policy book but my point isn’t really that Die Linke is the best - it’s that their tax policy would have been effective. We the people could demand all parties adopt a similar policy strategy. The AFD and the CDU won’t because they serve corporate masters but this is also a good test for the SPD (whom I’m starting to suspect are more akin to the status quo Democrats from the US) and the Greens (whom I’ve not been able to form an opinion on).
That seems wrong based on what I’ve read so far about Die Linke, but also haven’t the CDU increased our reliance on Russia and shut off our nuclear? Merz putting us in further debt to give money to the military complex is not the same as being anti-russia or aggression. Where are the increased sanctions and taxes? Where is the armament and reinforcing of Ukraine (and the other eastern countries) that is meaningfully different than what Germany’s policies have been before?
I have no reason to believe Merz, who would sell his neighbors into poverty if it meant enriching his friends, is willing or able to standup to trump and Putin. But I hope I’m wrong about this.