Why don't construction prices go down?

You forgot the employer contributions. This money actually belongs to the employee.

No. Why should that be the case?

Do you believe that if these contributions did not exist, the difference would simply be added to your salary and the employer would break even?
Or would the employer rather reduce their labor costs significantly and at best partially consider you?

Do you think ALG1 could be financed with only half the contributions? Or, specifically: Are you against the insurance benefit of ALG1? Then just say so!

Where are your concrete answers to the concrete questions:

Who exactly is allowed to decide how many % are okay and from which % “self-defense” begins? Name a specific someone and a concrete number.

I’m glad that you clearly advocate for a much higher minimum wage. Or higher tax allowances? Or even both? As always: Be specific!

One could already see it that way, that the AG shares should be added to the gross salary (this could be done in the form of a correspondingly increasing minimum wage in the case of a huge social and tax reform). But the calculation is still almost certainly incorrect. I also don’t feel like calculating it to refute bovine excrement. He should calculate that his estimate is correct. But then with a statistical basket of goods and corresponding correct tax rates and calculated over a year, i.e. with the corresponding flat rates that can be deducted.

Theoretically yes. Practically no. You forgot the employer contributions. This money actually belongs to the employee. 36,000 euros gross means 23,000 net income for the craftsman. In reality, however, it is 43,360 gross. The state always collects above average. It's not quite 50 percent now, but there's not much missing. The tax share on fuels alone is 53 percent. And one of the 120 indirect taxes always hits somewhere, even if it's just the value-added tax. And by the way, the GEZ is also a quasi tax. What about electricity? What about cigarettes? What about alcohol? There we are also at a 50 percent or more tax share. That fits with the 70 percent tax and contribution rate. The trend is rising further.

Research accurately and do not guess (below two tables/articles: Taxpayers Association and Focus)
These over 50% taxes and contributions include all direct and indirect taxes and contributions. Other sources like the Federal Statistical Office publish comparable numbers. On the other hand, one must also look at the world-leading social benefits.
Addendum: The burden in 2024 is 0.1% lower than in 2023

Please research correctly and do not guess (below two tables/articles: Bund der Steuerzahler and Focus)

In the table you showed, it says exactly the following. From every earned euro, 12.1 cents go to wage or income tax. Oh, I wonder. 12.1 percent wage tax? Indeed. This statistic certainly cannot be for Germany.

Now everyone who only pays 12 percent wage or income tax can speak up. For me, it’s nearly 30 percent. And then I would at least have a tax rate according to the upper table of 70 percent.

Capital gains tax, inheritance tax are also not included there.

But thanks for posting a statistic here that obviously cannot be correct.
53 percent tax and contribution rate with a calculated income tax burden of only 12 percent. With 30 percent income tax, we are easily at a 70 percent contribution burden. And that officially.

Now everyone who only pays 12 percent income tax or wage tax can speak up. For me, it's almost 30 percent.

So if you are in tax class 1, you have a taxable income (after work-related expenses) of just over €90k. Chapeau! Didn't you say something about "I am a poor craftsman"? And with that income, you have to work off the books to make ends meet? Nonsense. Yes, it's like that. See the basic table for income tax. You really make yourself unbelievable with your constantly contradictory information. Only polemics and unfortunately no solid knowledge about anything. People like you are responsible for the current political climate and unfortunately contribute nothing to society.

But thanks for posting a statistic here that obviously can't be correct.

Which sources do you accept? Focus article from today as well as current table and graphic from the Taxpayers Association, which is not necessarily known for making such numbers look better.

Please post statistics from reputable sources that reflect the 70% average. But unfortunately, as always, you will not respond to this because there simply is no evidence for barroom slogans.