Welfare state is not sustainable, says German chancellor

UK News Yahoo ^ | 24 August 2025 | James Jackson

[Rummyfan]

The German welfare state depends on a thriving economy and an accompanying growing vibrant workforce. As things are,, the economy is in decline largely due to self-imposed energy restrictions, the general population is declining along with the working population (who fund the welfare benefits system), and hundreds of thousands of unemployable immigrants are further straining the system.

Mertkel started it now Merz has to deal with it.

...as Milton Friedman said in 1997, “It’s just obvious you can’t have free immigration and a welfare state.”

[packagingguy]

“If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.”

[Jim W N]

Man’s gimmicks never stand in opposition to God’s laws of faith and freedom and economic laws of supply and demand.

[know.your.why]

[AndyJackson]

How’s that. I thought it was a democracy’s strength, attracting future achievers, like the immigrant geniuses who made America Great in the past, the refugees of European fascism. Why isn’t it working this time? It’s a real puzzle.

[A Navy Vet]

For being the “Master Race”, Germans never seem to learn.

[know.your.why]

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BTW....would some helpful Freeper please show me how to display a video clip in HTML such as a .mp4? TY in advance.

[ClearCase_guy]

“From each according to his ability; to each according to his need.”

Germany just figured out that the core concept of Communism doesn’t work. They should have figured this stuff out when the East Germans came over to West Germany and saw that things were much better. Because communism doesn’t work.

Maybe — just maybe — try secure borders, small government, free enterprise, personal rights and individual freedom. I know: nothing like anything Germany has ever tried. But that stuff works.

[mewzilla]

It depends on the US and UK’s Deep States funding money to the EU.

Pres. Trump has cut off the flow of outs.

The UK has refused to do the same.

But the UK’s cash cows alone can’t keep the EU afloat.

[AndyJackson]

I mean look at what we got the Fermis and von Neumanns and the Bohrs father and son and a host of other criminals either before Hitler arrested them or in many cases letting them out on a warning.

[Falcon4.0]

Do they think that people who do not need to be concerned about buying food or paying their bills will just show up to collect the household waste. Will go and stock the shelves at the grocery stores. I’m sure that there are people who just can’t wait to get up every morning and go and wrangle up the shopping carts and return them to the front door of the store.

[darth]

Alistar MacLean had a recent interview where he said the long bond rate indicates economic collapse for Germany.

Not a surprise since their energy supplies are disastrous.

Green religion claims another victim plus Russian energy was cut off.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

It's like Somalians in the USA, where they set up their own insular ghettos, and have no intention
ever of blending in with America. The subhuman parasites in Germany are the same, if not worse.
Berlin is a no-go zone of illegal Africans and Muslims. Check out the videos on Youtube.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Exactly. When I was poor, I did every kind of job that came my way. No legal job was below me.

[A Navy Vet]

I read the small country of Norway is now kicking out the muslim immigrants that are the cause of their crimes and economic problems. Correct me if I'm wrong. Yet, the oh so brilliant Germans won't do the same. Western Europe asked for it, now they,re reaping the rewards of uncontrolled immigration and socialist politics.

Europe should be watching the policies of President Trump. Or let them self-destruct without our weapons and boots.

[Rummyfan]

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[MinorityRepublican]

The German welfare state depends on a thriving economy and an accompanying growing vibrant workforce.

Now they have a low birth rate. And they don't have enough immigrants to maintain their welfare state. Plus they've dismantled their nuclear plants.

[Rummyfan]

They should have figured this stuff out when the East Germans came over to West Germany and saw that things were much better. Because communism doesn’t work.

In The West they produced Mercedes, BMWs, Audis, VWs, even Opels.... In The East they made Trabants .... and you had to wait three years to get one!

[Rummyfan]

They need another Adenauer.... I don’t know if there is one.

[Rummyfan]

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