Bleak demographics and short average work weeks could come to haunt Europe’s largest economy

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Merz’s coalition must persuade younger generations to surrender more of their free time to support Europe’s largest economy

The coalition between Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democrats have, in their treaty which defines the political agenda until the next election, committed to incentives to persuade Germans to increase their working hours, and to delay retirement.

  • lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    He can certainly try. But I will never give up my 30 hour work week. Not for this rich POS who’s just constantly stepping on people below him, doesn’t give a flying fuck about women’s rights and throws a temper tantrum when his lectern for a TV show is a centimetre too low.

    Fotzenfritz represents bringing Germany back into the mindset of the 80’s…or maybe even farther back than that.

    He also denied getting the process in motion of banning the far-right AfD, so that’s just nice…