Why don't construction prices go down?

I find the question much more interesting as to why 175 billion euros are planned in the budget for approximately 5 million citizen's income recipients.

Nope. What isn’t worth it, unfortunately has to be left alone. The gastronomy sector will significantly shrink in the next few years, possibly only chains will remain. But that’s because of the consumers. To be honest, I no longer go to restaurants. With 4 people, that easily comes to 100 EUR, which I no longer have. And I also don’t eat out in the evenings on business trips anymore, it’s simply not covered by the 28 EUR for a full day away.

I... and also Linnemann are talking about a cut to zero, meaning also rent, etc.

Regarding Bürgergeld recipients (approximately 5.5 million)
- 1.8 million are not employable: children and adolescents under 15 years or from 15 years in training or school
- 2 million are not available, are single parents or care for relatives, who can only work to a limited extent because they have to take care of their children/relatives. It is not a lack of willingness to work, but a lack of affordable childcare places/care facilities
- of these, 800 thousand are top-up recipients (yes, working people can also be Bürgergeld recipients!)
1.7 million remain who could in principle work. However, two-thirds of these have no professional qualification and most have health problems.
And on the other side, there are 676 thousand reported open positions..

This is without accommodation and heating, the total is about 40 billion. As usual, the weakest are being kicked. Compare the 40 billion with: - an estimated 100 billion that is evaded annually (of course mainly by the super-rich). - Germany ranks 3rd among countries with the most super-rich (3,330 people with more than 100 million USD in assets). Exactly how high these assets are is not known, but they are estimated at 1.4-2 trillion EUR - Furthermore, studies assume that about half of these assets are inherited wealth, i.e. acquired without effort by the owners! - Around 400 billion EUR are inherited or gifted every year - Tax exemptions amounting to 2.1 billion only in 2023 for 26 "needy" recipients and heirs (who were just not liquid because they had parked the assets in holding companies: examination of exemption need - the key date of the examination is determined by the heir/recipient). This results in a tax rate of less than 0.3%. Something similar is also possible with profit distributions from companies. By paying out to holding companies or foundations, capital gains tax can be postponed into the future - The richest 10% of the population hold 67% of the total wealth, the bottom 50% have just 1%. - New wealth goes 81% to the richest 1% of the population and only 19% to the bottom 99%. - There are 249 billionaires and 14 million live in poverty Because of this, will all the rich leave? 1. Exit taxation 2. Where to? Regarding wealth-related taxes, Germany is a tax haven and is below the international average in terms of the share of total tax revenue. 3. The richest families were also resident in Germany before the suspension of the wealth tax, so they lived here and paid the tax diligently without thinking about moving away. About the Bürgergeld recipients (approximately 5.5 million) - 1.8 million not capable of working: children and youths under 15 years or from 15 years in training or school - 2 million are not available, are single parents or care for relatives and can only work to a limited extent because they have to look after their children/relatives. It is not a lack of willingness to work, but a lack of affordable care places/care facilities - of these, 800 thousand are top-ups (yes, working people can also be Bürgergeld recipients!) That leaves 1.7 million who could in principle work. However, two-thirds of them have no professional qualification and most have health problems. And compared to that, there are 676 thousand registered open positions... So now think about it: Should 16 thousand so-called total refusers (which also includes people who repeatedly missed an appointment, but this can also be due to psychological or other health problems, cognitive or intellectual overload) now be totally monitored (because only then can their livelihood be taken away, since the Basic Law grants everyone a dignified life - and even then it would be questionable). Or would it be better to spend the money and effort required on pursuing tax evaders and implementing a wealth tax? Incidentally, Bürgergeld is not suspected of ending up in a mattress. It goes 1:1 into consumption and stimulates the economy, which in turn means more tax revenue, so it is not simply gone.