Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

In my opinion, the federal system completely fails here and we have to ensure that schools are no longer authorities. It is simply impossible that partially gifted children have to repeat a grade because they are not so good in other subjects. The math whiz has problems because of art, and the art genius has problems because he cannot distinguish between dative and genitive.

Fun fact: I am doing the lateral entry at a hotspot school in the Ruhr area.

Physics and chemistry up to the Abitur, comprehensive school.

Someday I’ll open the sewing box. If it fits the thread… *laugh*

Which would lead to even more people in this area having to sell their family homes because they cannot afford the inheritance tax. Which in turn would result in locals being increasingly displaced and even more super-rich having their second homes here.

Then just sell your family home. Tough luck! Wow! I can't listen to this discussion anymore. These are the real problems a person faces.

"Oh my God, I have to sell my parents' house even though I already live in one that would be debt-free upon selling the parents' house, and oh my God, there would even be something left over for a brand new 100k car - I’m really suffering, Mom surely wanted me to struggle with this, how do others even manage with such problems? Well, whatever, I’ll postpone it until tomorrow - first to the golf course."

Then just sell your parents’ house. Poor you! Wow! I can’t listen to this discussion anymore. These are the real problems a person faces.

“Oh my God, I have to sell my parents’ house even though I already live in one myself, which would be debt-free in one go if I sold my parents’ house, and oh my God, there’s even something left over for a brand-new 100k car – I’m really suffering, Mom probably wanted me to struggle with this, how do others even cope with such problems? Well, whatever, I’ll postpone it until tomorrow – first to the golf course.”

The reality is probably more like this: in rural areas – which is what this was initially about – people who aren’t so well off that they can afford the inheritance tax – which was what this was initially about – then sell the house for 250-300k. After taxes and dividing it among 2-3 siblings, not much remains. These people also increasingly rarely own their own house. You certainly can’t pay off a house with that amount, let alone pay cash for a luxury car to go play golf.

The reality is more likely that in rural areas - which were the subject at the beginning - people who are not so well off that they can afford the inheritance tax - which was the subject at the beginning - then sell the house for 250-300k. After taxes and divided among 2-3 siblings, not much is left. These people also increasingly rarely own their own house. You definitely cannot pay off the house with that amount, let alone pay for a luxury car in cash to drive to the golf course.

Could you explain that in more detail? The tax exemptions for children are around ~400,000 euros. If the house goes for 250-300k, then the tax liability wouldn’t arise, right? Unless the house is valued at 600k - only then one wonders why the sale price would be so low.

Or do I have a misunderstanding?

...I can't listen to the discussion anymore...

but I can't listen to discussions anymore where some constantly want to take something away from others. Such proposals mostly come from those who are only satisfied when others are worse off than themselves.

A multitude of young adults who may inherit in the coming years do not have houses like their parents. Then they "inherit" and still have... no house because the siblings have to be paid out and the inheritance tax must be paid. If that increases further, no one benefits from the inheritance. I would find it unfair if the state takes multiple bites here, because the house was (usually) built with taxed labor and paid for with taxed money. Wages nowadays are in no way proportional to the cost of living, and I don't even want to start with the looming energy costs. My sister-in-law and her husband earn so little that they couldn't even afford to maintain the parental home, even if they were given it entirely as a gift.