Why don't construction prices go down?

I don’t see it that way. I know many craftsmen who can afford a decent life because of it. In my opinion, every additional euro for the state is currently one too many.

So you also approve of shoplifting, robbery, burglary, and similar petty crimes? Because only with those can many afford a "decent" life?

So you also approve of shoplifting, robbery, burglary, and similar minor offenses? Because only with these can many afford a "decent" life?

Robbery and burglary are minor offenses?

For me, there is a difference whether an "individual" or the supposed "society" (due to the lack of tax revenues) is "harmed." Without undeclared work, many activities might not be carried out at all; is this also taken into account in these statistics?

Are robbery and burglary minor offenses?

Illegal work and tax evasion apparently are. So why not everything that has to do with stealing?

For me, there is a difference whether an "individual" or the supposed "society" (due to lost tax revenues) is "harmed."

Pity for this perspective. So for society, it is not a crime, but for the individual it is? So shoplifting and burglary are legitimate, because in those cases the individual is not harmed either, but society in the form of insurance companies?

Without illegal work, many activities might not be carried out at all; is this also taken into account in these statistics?

That should play no role in the consideration. But yes, they would certainly be carried out, because without illegal work there would be no alternatives.

For me, there is a difference whether an "individual" or the supposed "society" (due to the lack of tax revenue) is being "harmed"

Where does this selfishness come from? Telegram? Internet? RTL II? The entire social system is based on the trust of people among each other. But that is precisely the main problem here in the country. Many think only as far as their own garden fence and cannot imagine that individual actions also have consequences for others. These are the same people who think they can simply board a train without a ticket, it will run anyway...

For me, there is a difference whether an "individual" or the supposed "society" (due to the lack of tax revenue) is being "harmed."

Precisely this distinction is by definition antisocial. Because if everyone saw it that way, the damage to the individual would be the same as if he were harmed directly. That this is not the case is due to the majority who follow the rules. Only because of them can one even make the "argument" that distributed damage is forgivable. Logically concluded, illegal workers are free riders. Then one must also straighten up and stand by it.

So I did a quick calculation. Please don’t hold me to an exact number of döner now. But the extent of undeclared work in Germany was estimated at nearly 500 billion according to Statista.

To illustrate, it would mean that every German citizen would have to eat 1000 döner per year (€6 each) that would also be sold undeclared. So each of us, including small children and pensioners, would have to consume roughly 3 döner a day. Impossible.

So I consider that amount of undeclared work to be out of the question in that scale.

As mentioned, undeclared work is a form of self-defense against an overreaching state. We have a tax and contribution rate of more than 50 percent. That’s no longer sustainable. With indirect taxes, we’re probably well above 70 percent.

I once did the calculation for my colleagues in production. The boss mandates Saturday work from 6 a.m. to noon in summer for 4 weeks. Let’s assume €13 gross hourly wage. Yes, that’s all the honest family entrepreneur in Bavaria paid. Because of the tax progression, €7 net remain. Times 6 hours equals exactly €42 net.

Many colleagues have a commute of 40 km. That’s 80 km round trip with a net fuel consumption of 6 liters at €1.70 each, so €10 for fuel. The colleague then has €32 net left.

On the way home, a coffee at the gas station for €4 and maybe a sausage for €3. It’s Saturday and you want to treat yourself sometimes, after all, you work hard. So effectively €25 net remain for the skilled worker for a Saturday job.

Yes friends, that’s simply what reality looks like for very many people in this country. Who still has the desire to perform under those conditions?
Despite a 6-day week, the account is in the red at the end of the month.

But according to politics, we need more overtime and they want to do away with 8-hour days as well. We have to work more, says politics.