Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

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The automotive industry, for example, is missing chips and wiring harnesses. Short-time work, job cuts (let's hope it doesn't come to that), and wage increases don't really go together - but the unions will certainly go into negotiations again with completely exaggerated demands.

Always the same excuses for years, but the shortage of parts is often self-inflicted by squeezing suppliers until they bleed. Outsourcing to the Eastern Bloc, etc. But don't worry, the additional costs are paid by the buyer, so wage increases are a spiral that benefits the little guy and not the shareholders.

For example, Daimler had 90 days of short-time work in 2022 yet still paid out profits, which shows how messed up our system is.

I am also very curious about that. However, the fact is that, given the current situation, companies certainly cannot be expected to do too much – many companies will struggle with energy prices, raw materials are expensive, and in the automotive industry, for example, chips and wiring harnesses are missing. Short-time work, job cuts (let’s hope that doesn’t happen), and wage increases don’t really go together – but the unions will certainly still come to the negotiations again with completely exaggerated demands.

Then it's time to tackle the wealth tax. :)

It won’t happen to v

Always the same excuses for years, but the shortage of parts is often self-inflicted by squeezing the suppliers until they bleed. Outsourcing to the Eastern Bloc, etc. But don’t worry, the buyer pays the additional costs, that’s why wage increases are a spiral that benefit the little guy and not the shareholders

For example Daimler paid out profits in 2022 despite 90 days of short-time work, that shows how messed up our system is.

You don’t need to tell me that, I worked for 10 years at an automotive supplier. What happens in the industry and how the market power of the big OEMs is exploited is simply perverse. The suppliers mostly have just enough to get by and can only afford substantial increases in personnel costs through tariff raises to a very, very limited extent. But IG Metall always goes into negotiations with insane demands that the supplier companies simply cannot meet without economically destroying themselves. Of course, this does not apply to all suppliers, but to many.
And 90% of the employees blindly follow the union because the simple worker on the assembly line (this is not meant to be derogatory) simply doesn’t have the commercial background to see the big picture but only sees the wage increase that is supposed to be enforced.

I’m glad I have nothing to do with this industry anymore ...

Current rates Postbank - 3.1% from 06/2022 and then again 2.1% from 02/2023.

The sips from the bottle are actually quite solid...

3.1% for a mortgage? O.o Or what does that mean?

Politically, the gas heating system is dead. It was already planned to ban new gas heating systems in existing buildings from 2025 (?), in the current situation I firmly assume that will happen earlier. In new buildings, it is supposed to be phased out as early as 2023 ( ). And regardless of bans, the issue of gas prices is simply a problem. I consider it questionable whether we will ever return to single-digit gas prices; various measures aimed at climate protection will then follow.

Well, politically it may be dead, but in practice it will still play a major role for many years. Gas prices will also stabilize again, why not? Sure, climate protection measures will cause sustainable price increases, but with all energy sources. Basically, gas will still be available for many decades or even centuries and it is still the cleanest fossil energy. There are still coal power plants as well, which should not be overlooked. Installing a gas heating system now for the next 15 years in an old building can still make economic sense. The alternative is often an energy-efficient renovation including conversion to underfloor heating and a heat pump. That can easily cost 100k. You can live with expensive gas for a few months until you have recouped the costs.

On what basis do you make this bold claim?