Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoGerman welfare state 'can no longer be financed' — Merzwww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down12cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoWages will certainly not go up enough to combat everything else going to shit. Who cares about a higher salary when you cannot get any healthcare? What’s the use of more money when the infrastructure is turning to dust?
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHigher wages pay for that health care. When wages increase spending moves from business owners who buy yachts to workers who can buy healthcare. So less people build boats and more people treat patients.
Wages will certainly not go up enough to combat everything else going to shit.
Who cares about a higher salary when you cannot get any healthcare? What’s the use of more money when the infrastructure is turning to dust?
Higher wages pay for that health care. When wages increase spending moves from business owners who buy yachts to workers who can buy healthcare. So less people build boats and more people treat patients.