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While I generally agree with you, I think a lot of anger comes from the amount spent on cars (including for the Dienstwagenprivileg) and roads, versus how much
by Semaphor 3y ago
While I generally agree with you, I think a lot of anger comes from the amount spent on cars (including for the Dienstwagenprivileg) and roads, versus how much is considered "too expensive" regarding public transport.
edit: Thought I’d add some numbers:
Dienstwagenprivileg (de-facto tax subsidies for company cars that are used privately) 3.1 - 5+ billion Euro [0]
Current Deutschlandticket cost 3 billion Euro [1]
Sources are both in German
[0]: https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/steuerverguenstigungen-pendlerpauschale-dienstwagenprivileg-diese-subventionen-kosten-den-staat-viele-milliarden/28623450.html https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/steuerverguenstigungen-...
[1]: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/mobilitaet/hohe-kosten-durch-deutschlandticket-nahverkehr-wird-in-den-nachsten-jahren-vermutlich-deutlich-teurer-10370548.html https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/mobilitaet/hohe-koste...
edit2: Had the Deutschlandticket cost wrong for a few minutes, 3, not 1.5 billion.
- MandieD 3y agoAnd Dienstwagenprivileg really is a privilege: it's usually only for people whose jobs involve a lot of driving (sales or consulting) or as a perk for managers.