It’s hard not to be pessimistic in Germany these days.
Population is aging and paying for the retirement money for all existing retirees is already taking up over 25% of government spending. There’s barely money for anything else so taxes and social security payments are poised to go up while already being close to ~50% for most earners.
There’s a strong and growing far-right movement full of populist and even neo-nazi ideologies.
Infrastructure is still top notch internationally but funding has been cut over the last decades and it’s starting to show.
I could go on but I think you get the picture. Many people in my social circle want to leave the country so I would really think twice about moving here.
Population is aging and paying for the retirement money for all existing retirees is already taking up over 25% of government spending. There’s barely money for anything else so taxes and social security payments are poised to go up while already being close to ~50% for most earners.
There’s a strong and growing far-right movement full of populist and even neo-nazi ideologies.
Infrastructure is still top notch internationally but funding has been cut over the last decades and it’s starting to show.
I could go on but I think you get the picture. Many people in my social circle want to leave the country so I would really think twice about moving here.