• Eq0@literature.cafe
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    Oh, come on! The country of “we can’t unify any of the government agencies systems”, the country of “some shops don’t accept cards because of privacy”, the country against any type of government surveillance… now can’t decide on chat control -.-

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      While the CDU or AFD are in charge, you should expect even long standing morals or practices to have a price tag.

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        :( politics always disappoints me. What would the price tag be in this context? Do you have an idea?

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          Merz left his party when he got shamed for being too right wing (crazy I know, but times were better then). He went to Blackrock and made “a low six figures” as a salary. He came back when an opportunity presented itself and now we’ve approved a massive debt bill that primarily focuses on military spending. Blackrock will find their investment lucrative, I’m sure, by the end of the CDU’s term if they haven’t already made their money back.

          I focus on the leader of the CDU but I’d like to remind everyone it’s the whole party. They fundamentally have a view that promotes the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and the quality of life for everyone being treated as a second rate metric when compared to the performance of company stocks and international investment in Germany.

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            Blackrock? So he’s a corrupt bastard bought out by a large corporation.

            Maybe there should be a law that any government employee who has worked at a company with salaries (including stocks, bonuses, houses and so on) worth more than median net disposable wage, never can work at government anymore.

            Including people who own more than 20x median net disposable wage (whether it be in home value or liquid, doesn’t matter).

            All tax loopholes should be closed.