Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

For all opponents of free education and daycare. Let's make the streets chargeable. GO!

They already are, just indirectly. Vehicle tax (you only need registration to drive on the road, not on your private racetrack), various taxes on fuel. This even has the practical effect that cars with high consumption are taxed more heavily than those with low consumption. This is much more targeted than a vignette or a per-kilometer fee. By the way, I do have some sympathy for further pricing inner-city traffic, after all, space is most valuable there and there are alternatives to the car.

From a radio host from Austria: “We need migration because Germans have too few children and the population is aging…? That can be changed: let’s just imagine kindergartens would spring up from the ground at the same breathtaking pace as asylum homes. Newborns receive 2500 euros welcome money. The state pays 33 euros/day for each child’s accommodation. Child benefits are raised to the Hartz IV level including housing costs. Hundreds of do-gooders stand with bouquets of flowers in front of the maternity clinic. Public transport is free for children. Just like daycare centers, sports clubs, and universities. Child-hostility is prosecuted as incitement of the people. Lunch provision is covered. Kind-hearted citizens donate the first bicycle and unemployed people repair them. Free tutoring is provided for those with learning difficulties. If children come to school without breakfast, the left and the greens are already in the schoolyard with food bags. Poor, highly intelligent children no longer have to slave away as factory workers because the state recognizes their potential and covers the full cost of their education! Dumb people would no longer have to go into politics because a dignified existence is secured for them too, without causing greater harm. And the prisons would be empty because we would no longer have to focus on the integration of foreign criminals, but on the natural integration of our children into a society of solidarity!”

They already are, just indirectly. Vehicle tax (you only need registration to drive on the road, not on your private racetracks), various taxes on fuel. This even has the practical effect that cars with high consumption are taxed more heavily than those with low consumption. That is much more targeted than a vignette or mileage flat rate. By the way, I do have a certain sympathy for further pricing inner-city traffic, after all, space is most valuable there and there are alternatives to the car.

Everything is financed somehow. Since it’s through VAT or income tax. But hey, a separate toll, let’s say 500 euros per month. If a daycare costs 500 bucks, then the federal road or highway can also cost something. What concrete and earthworks and bridges and ... all cost. That shouldn’t be free of charge. If anyone is looking for irony and sarcasm, there was some in the above.

"From a radio host from Austria: “We need migration because Germans have too few children and the population is aging…? That can be changed: just imagine kindergartens popping up at the same breathtaking pace as asylum shelters. Newborns receive 2500 euros welcome money. The state pays 33 euros/day for each child's accommodation. Child benefits are increased to the Hartz IV level including housing costs. Hundreds of do-gooders stand with bouquets of flowers in front of the maternity clinic. Public transport is free for children. Just like day care centers, sports clubs, and universities. Child hostility is prosecuted as incitement of the people. The provision of lunch is covered. Kind-hearted citizens donate the first bicycle and unemployed people repair them. Free tutoring is provided for those with learning difficulties. If children come to school without breakfast, the Left and Greens are already standing in the schoolyard with food bags. Poor, highly intelligent children no longer have to slave away as factory workers because the state recognizes their potential and covers the full cost of their education! The dumb no longer have to go into politics, because a dignified existence is assured for them too, without causing greater harm. And prisons would be empty because we would no longer focus on integrating foreign criminals, but on the natural integration of our children into a solidarity society!”

Such populist nonsense. Sounds a lot like AfD. And indeed, when you google it, you end up on corresponding sites.

Let's make the roads toll roads

And price childlessness significantly higher, through taxes and social security contributions.

Shocking, truly shocking.

Education should not be free as a matter of principle

You really have to let that sentence sink in.

I can't believe it. How old-fashioned and narrow-minded can one be? Education is the highest good. It is the next generation, it is the future. If you are not born with a silver spoon and the parents don't pump, give, or inherit huge amounts of €€€, then this attitude becomes extremely limiting. I think that in some federal states – for whatever reasons – the wrong things are being cut back. Even studying must be free of charge. Everyone has the right to education, and everyone should be enabled to complete a degree.

Do so many people here really think it’s cool to live by and support old patterns? Man works and woman takes care of the children and household? Seriously? In today’s time? What happens if due to daycare/after-school care or other fees it no longer pays off for the second person (usually the woman) to work? One stays at home and gives up the social component, further education, and professional success. What do you have to talk about at home? How the neighbor's son beat up the other neighbor’s son or what the poop situation was in the diaper? Have you ever watched the children yourself for a few months while the woman was working? What also happens is that then children from certain family structures do not go to daycare because the mother is at home. They are needed there too. The children of academics, lawyers, craftsmen, up to children of parents in unfortunately low-paid jobs. Is there no social decency here? An obligation to help and respect each other?

... so bring on the increase in tolls, the wealth tax, and the inheritance tax.

says someone who has invested in several properties, drives a fancy car, and also has a big motorcycle.

You can be fundamentally against something but not take it personally. I would prefer if some forced benefits were omitted, then the saved money could also save subsidies. And yes, I still got the 40+, but whether that is really the most sensible use of over €40,000 for the general public, I strongly doubt.

And no, education should not be free as a matter of principle, because it isn’t. Tuition fees are a great example. A degree takes 6-10 semesters if you stay within the standard period of study (which is possible in principle). With €500 tuition fees per semester, we are talking about €3000-5000. If my own education is not worth those few euros to me, why should the public pay for it? The state still has the option to catch the antisocial extremes and should do so. We as a population should be honest enough to allow ourselves a discussion about fair prices instead of categorically excluding it. But in Germany, we manage the feat of wanting everything “for free” from the state and at the same time complaining about high taxes and that they are often not used in a targeted manner. The two points are connected.

Childcare does not have to be free. What must not happen is that in free facilities there are additional offerings that cost extra. That is what acquaintances from Berlin told me. In their facility, they have free care plus chargeable additional offerings that can be accepted. Personally, I find that terrible. However, I don't know if this is normal or if it's for those who think foreign language, dance, and music must be additionally supported. Through the co-pay, the facilities still have possibilities to cover individual costs. A country daycare cannot be compared to a facility in a big city. I prefer to pay the few euros and am satisfied with the care and offerings.
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