Harald Martenstein : Now don't make a better living

years Ago, I was allowed to write for the magazine "Geo", the "portrait of a banana Republic". It is located in the Caribbean called Antigua. The President and his Clan ruled for violence-free, there were free elections. No idea how it is there today. Before the elections of the President and his friends drove in limousines around the country and distributed cash. The Opposition made the Same. But as long as the President of the clan controlled the state Treasury and could redistribute as the other, was the choice for him in the Sack. Something similar tried now also the SPD. You announce that the former tribal voters get money for to re-elect the SPD. As expected, no one says no. The idea that almost all get money, from surveys high approval.

On the question of how much it will cost exactly and where exactly the money will come from, you hear a thunderous Silence. This must be so. If you say, we need to you cut, unfortunately, elsewhere, what, in order to Finance our gift, for example, in the case of schools, police and infrastructure, is also important, okay, but the main Problem is the election results for the SPD, but then people become suspicious.

model the state of Italy

If one says, now we will make a stop back debts away with the debt brake, model the state of Italy, the people get scared. Debt crisis? No, thank you. If you say, well, the gifts, all well and good, but expensive, of course, taxes must be raised, then the people want to hear, possibly Details. What Are The Taxes? Am I affected? Like please – I'll get to later in the month, 100 euros more in pension and should have to pay for it today in the month 100 Euro more to you? It's not worth it.

right, now you can tell people: it's okay, we'll get all of the better-off. You just have to take care to earn better, so you're safe. Then a 30-Year-old may ask, what have I studied? Or another says, we strike to earn better, and you say: caution, better to earn a bad thing? These sensitive points may not make to the theme. But if a hairdresser says a higher minimum wage, I give it to everyone, but we are at the Limit, I've got myself a little, then you have to reply: You pay for now is our voices. You're a minimum-wage earners. But we say thank you in the Form of a minimum pension.

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