Yes, you are absolutely correct here but this is a very complex topic following the Hartz IV reforms in the early 2000s. All of this is currently on the politi

Yes, you are absolutely correct here but this is a very complex topic following the Hartz IV reforms in the early 2000s. All of this is currently on the political line and there is enormous political will in the population to "fix" Hartz IV. It helped Germany out of its labor misery when Schröder became chancellor in 1998 (5m jobless down to ~1m) but it brought new problems such as 1€/h jobs (tax-free, on top of unemployment payments), weird sanctions and brain-dead mechanisms to put people back into work. If it weren't for Corona it would likely be one of the major topics in the societal discussion right now as Hartz IV is widely recognized to be insufficient. Federal minimum wage is also fairly new and already way too little. But Corona is shaking everything up, so who knows what will happen now.