° Modernize Welfare: Shift from unconditional benefits to participation based support. Promote private savings and investment programs for pensions.
° Modernize Welfare: Shift from unconditional benefits to participation based support. Promote private savings and investment programs for pensions.
° Outcome (Hypothetical): EU/27+ model: Germany becomes a self-reliant, labor-rich economy. Immigrants act as “reinforcements” sustaining the system. Social instability reduced, economy stabilized. Germany doesn’t rely on external bailouts internal solutions suffice.
° Takeaway: Merz’s framing could pave the way for a participation driven, partly immigrant fueled welfare reform, ensuring the system is sustainable without dramatic tax hikes or relying on external actors. 😀👍