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> Broadly speaking the only solutions are tax rises, spending cuts or more debt. But these are three very different parties, with conflicting views over borrowi
by vhiremath4 2y ago
> Broadly speaking the only solutions are tax rises, spending cuts or more debt. But these are three very different parties, with conflicting views over borrowing and spending.
So they basically just couldn’t come up with a solution when trying to balance the budget. Definition of death by committee, which is a representation of the will of the people.
How can we do this better? This feels so important, yet it feels impossible if this is the outcome of telling our politicians they need to respect a budget.
- growse 2y agoFeels like the problem isn't the committee per se, more the committee's incompetence and inability to effectively compromise. Coalition politics only works if the members recognise the need for compromise and are competent enough to achieve it. I'd honestly expected German politicians to be better at this tbh.
- generic92034 2y agoIn some topics the coalition parties are diametrically opposed to each other. In addition, the smallest party (FDP) is fighting for pure survival (5% barrier). This means, the chances for good compromises are just especially low in this constellation. Also, the coalition treaty was agreed upon before the Ukraine war happened. That makes it useless in some ways, removing any common ground.