Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

We have one of those CDU clowns here in the area, local politician and boomer all in one. He regularly complains about the evil, evil traffic light coalition on issues where the traffic light coalition hasn't even had their hands on the steering wheel yet. When you ask him who drove the cart into the wall on the state level over the past 16 years, nothing but test pattern noise comes back.

Maybe we can agree not to call other people clowns in their absence... that should be obvious for educated academics...

Local politics often have nothing at all to do with the federal level. Even Stephan Weil, SPD, criticizes the federal government for decisions regarding refugee policy. Because he represents the state, not the federal republic as a whole.

And with the erratic course the Ministry of Economic Affairs is currently taking and the pipe dreams about heat pumps, for which there are not even sufficient electricity generation capacities in winter... and certainly no CO2-neutral ones that would show 65% renewable energies...
Even I, as a Green voter, can only shake my head.
The middle class is already packing its bags, BASF is also about to jump to the USA. Viessmann was sold... companies don't do that because they find Germany such a great production location.

Even I as a Green voter can’t stand it

:'(

The middle class is already packing its bags, BASF is also on the move to the USA. has been sold... companies don’t do that because they like Germany so much as a production location.

Or depending on the company’s situation, to our eastern neighbors... But there are also companies that have their administrations “under control” - If the requested approvals are not granted, they threaten with relocation...

By the way, anyone who believes they are safe because they do not work in or for the industry...

If the future turns out to be even half as bad as everyone describes here, then we have a good time ahead of us in the next decade(s), during which economic success and climate neutrality will be achieved together. I do not share this alarmism. All those who now see the economic location at risk also hoped last year that there would be a winter of rage. None of that happened thanks to the good crisis management of the traffic light coalition. And in the future, Germany will also be the leading industrial nation in Europe. Which company invented the corona vaccine? It was Biontech. Germany's innovation and future viability are not at risk; on the contrary, we will emerge strong from the crisis period.

I do not share the optimism. One emerges from crises strengthened if the right steps are taken. Steps in the right direction include, for example, reducing bureaucracy, investing in long-term infrastructure, having the courage for personal responsibility, and working with reality. Instead, in recent crises, everything was simply flooded with money, part of which only arrives after the crisis due to excessive bureaucracy (keyword: aid for oil heaters), decisions ignore reality (phasing out nuclear and coal at the same time as electrifying heating, mobility, industry). The infrastructure is so dilapidated that the transport minister no longer attends inaugurations but rather demolitions. And instead of citizens' personal responsibility, there is defensive paternalism. Our neighboring countries lifted mask mandates early in 2022 and returned to normality. Here at home, lockdowns and testing requirements were still being discussed in the fall...

I also want to stand up against this alarmism.
Firstly, much of what is blamed on the current government should be blamed on previous governments.

Secondly, many alarmist arguments are either false or grossly exaggerated. For example, we have too much bureaucracy; yes, as someone who has relatives in several countries, many things actually go comparatively quickly and easily for us. Bureaucracy is not only to be blamed on the government but clearly on the offices themselves. Sometimes the most complicated people sit there, and no one lifts a finger without being legally 1000% on the safe side.
But this is also a consequence of the fact that today lawsuits are filed over every little thing. This circumstance can hardly be blamed on the government but rather on the overall mentality of our society.

Thirdly, the economic downfall of Germany has been prophesied for years; strangely enough, we are constantly doing quite well. We have a refugee crisis, a pandemic, a war in Europe, various interest rate levels, and who knows what else behind us, and people can't think of anything better than filling bars in the evening and flying on vacation. Salary increases in the double-digit percentage range are no problem for most companies.
Just look back at the discourses last fall and how it actually went...
Companies that were sold to foreign investors were not dismantled and built up in other countries; no, some of them are doing better today than before because they benefit from shared experiences. It will be the same with Viessmann.

You must not always assume that your own opinion and assessment is the ultimately smart and only true one. Especially on the topics of Corona and energy, there are so many opinions and approaches to solutions - and none of them is entirely wrong or entirely right.