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German citizen who moved out of Germany here. The country rebooted from scratch in '48 with the most unsocialistic / market-libertarian constitution / law lands
by dualogy 16y ago
German citizen who moved out of Germany here. The country rebooted from scratch in '48 with the most unsocialistic / market-libertarian constitution / law landscape the country has ever had so far. Immediately there was the "German economic miracle" (not a miracle at all) but since then socialism has grown every year. Notably faster paced since 1990 but "dialling down socialism a bit and the free market up a bit" is optimistic and illusory. Once this beast feeds and grows, there is no real turning back, all you can possibly adjust is timing. They now have not just income taxes but taxes on everything that moves and every step of every transaction or value chain. Once these taxes exist, they are never removed and keep being raised. Continuous talk about new taxes. All political parties are various shades of socialism and this is apparent in legislation. They make it harder for productive people and firms every year and the real miracle is that there is still "power in the power house", and I'm convinced they're still riding on the momentum of the 50s-70s. All these various 100s of "social state insurances" schemes and constructions are about to collapse a few years down the road and every euro spent on them whether through taxation or debt will not prevent this and just be a waste and destruction of productive human energy.
I dropped out, I stay a perpetual traveller and out of Germany because my conscience forbids me to feed this corrupt destructive apparatus and the greater EU with the fruits of my labour. The only legal way for me to still be able do this and keep my citizenship is to stay outside the country for 180 days or more a year, and not stay inside more than 2 months in a row -- roughly. But hey they the left was already calling to tax permanent travellers so I guess I'm not the only one.
- Fritz2 16y agoWow, I for one enjoy free, good quality kindergarden, highschool, university and healthcare. I am not saying there are no problems here, but I do enjoy the social benefits and I am happy to pay 50% tax for that.
- StudyAnimal 16y agoWell if you include healthcare, you should really add another 13.5% to that, as it is funded by compulsory health insurance rather than tax.
- StudyAnimal 16y agoI basically meant the current center left coalition is slightly less destructive than the far left SPD, you are right, we are still somewhat left of optimal.
- TillE 16y agoIf the SPD are "far left", what are Die Grünen? Die Linke? Don't confuse your personal perspective with that of the general population.