Why don't construction prices go down?

And no, it is not normal to finance 30-40 years with only 1 percent repayment.

Who decides that this is not normal? Your feeling? It is also not normal to answer questions evasively and repeatedly shift the topic elsewhere. Yet you keep doing that all the time. What you do is normal, so it isn’t either. Otherwise, your post #814 was a perfect example of:

When these distortions are uncovered, nothing with substance comes but a change of topic.

Doing exactly that immediately afterwards shows that you apparently have no self-awareness at all.

Could almost be my mother, the way he argues.

To somewhat defend, at least partially, Buchsbaum: Honestly, I am surprised that not more people wish for "less" instead of more state. Anyone who has seen a DAX corporation from the inside knows that they do not manage money efficiently. If you now take the state, where typically no major reorganizations can take place as regularly happen with board changes in DAX corporations, one can only come to the conclusion that money is even worse managed by the state and that it is increasingly preoccupied with itself (administration keeps getting more and more bloated).

I would rather wish that we give people more personal responsibility back. The state creates a framework with reasonable taxes so that anyone who wants to build something up can succeed. There is a minimum wage that ensures work is worthwhile.

What increasingly happens, however, is that the state drives people into passivity and also assumes more and more personal responsibility from the population with topics like: citizen’s income, childcare fee coverage, subsidies, child benefits, etc.

The simple solution would be that there are significantly higher tax allowances for children and possibly even higher pension supplements. Those who work with that and want to provide for their children are able to do so. We often do not address the causes, but rather treat the symptoms. And that leads to the symptoms not disappearing.

To break a lance, at least partly, for boxwood: Honestly, I am surprised that not more people wish for "less" rather than more state.

I haven't read that here in the thread yet. Personal responsibility and property. Many advocate changes in the system. The little tree is simply being polemic and lying or just not admitting its proven false statements. That's what we're currently stomping on.

There is a minimum wage that guarantees that work pays off.

But that's not a direct problem of income taxes (income taxes on the minimum wage are manageable), but a much bigger one. Regulations, employer contributions, etc., and of course also from society, which has to realize that a service also costs money. Childcare and elderly care, in my opinion, have much greater responsibility than my office job with real estate financing. Yes, but I earn multiple times what the people on site earn.

It would be completely sufficient if we had an income tax of 10 percent. However, without tax allowances, depreciation, tax saving schemes, etc.

Without exception, everyone pays this contribution on all income. Where is the problem?

And those who then evade taxes or work undeclared will be severely punished. This would bring more revenue to the state and relieve the service providers. Especially the lower and middle incomes.

Without exception, everyone pays this contribution on all income. Where is the problem?

Unequal treatment. Why shouldn't more capable members of society also contribute more to society?

relieve the service provider. Especially the lower and middle incomes.

Since currently higher earners pay a significantly higher tax rate, this actually relieves that part of the population. I would be very happy about that, as I am close to the top tax rate.
But the minimum wage earner? They save 1% tax (10% instead of 11%).