33 sats \ 5 replies \ @TomK OP 28 Apr \ parent \ on: Germany's Social Spending Soars to New Heights in 2024 Budget Allocation econ
Another hot topic. They calculate at least 50 bio Euro per year to finance this directly. Costs for health care etc come seperate
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42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 28 Apr
Different budget?
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33 sats \ 3 replies \ @TomK OP 28 Apr
No. It's included. But there are a lot of budgets on local level that nearly can't be calculated, too.
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63 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 28 Apr
I see. I dont see anything wrong with social budgets, its just that they really seem to be ballooning as of late.
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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 28 Apr
It's the inherent tendency of growing at the cost of econ growth and productivity that makes it so problematic
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 28 Apr
Right. As everything gets better, things need to be scaled up, but sometimes it is exponential instead of linear.
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