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As a German observing the political debate in Germany, it appears to me that either the relevant politicians are literally unaware of the equity option, or they
by majewsky 3y ago
As a German observing the political debate in Germany, it appears to me that either the relevant politicians are literally unaware of the equity option, or they are ideologically opposed to it for some reason. The same applies to political journalists, so we don't get a clear answer that way either.
To go into opinion, I'm heavily leaning towards the "ideology" explanation. The current libertarian finance minister is rather publicly operating on a platform of "the government handling money = bad".
- sgift 3y ago> To go into opinion, I'm heavily leaning towards the "ideology" explanation Yes, it's that. The usual slogan for that can be roughly translated "The government is not the better entrepreneur" ("Die Politik ist nicht der bessere Unternehmer"). It's usually trotted out by conservatives and libertarians in Germany if someone dares to suggest that the government could own some company or even only parts of it.