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Stefanolix accused Deutschlandfunk of historical amnesia. The main correspondent for France has placed current looting and acts of violence in the tradition of the Revolution of 1789. The affected individuals are often small business owners and primarily taxpayers who are not oppressors, he wrote. #Geschichte #Frankreich #Medienkritik (translated)

René Springer wrote that it is not fair to transfer child benefit in full to foreign accounts. Romania pays 58 euros per child, while Germany pays 250 euros; whether the children actually exist is not verified. For nine years it had been said that an audit was not possible. Now the action plan contains only the vague promise to inquire with the EU. The EU would not represent German interests, Springer stated. If his party assumes government responsibility, it will lower the child benefit. If the EU takes action against this and sues Germany, they will still pay less. Springer described Germany as "the number one net contributor" and called the proposal interest policy for German taxpayers. #Kindergeld #Steuerzahler #EUInteressen (translated)

GFrei.News referred to democracy as a facade for corruption and criticized that citizens could only vote for the Bundestag every four years and for state parliaments every five years. Regardless of the election results, parties declared themselves winners and claimed a mandate to govern, the author wrote. Subsequently, they would use parliamentary procedures and loopholes to gain power and circumvent the will of the voters. GFrei.News accused politicians from established parties of profiting from high salaries, expensive hotels, chauffeurs, and private flights after taking office, and leading a taxpayer-funded life like super-rich individuals. The author also mentioned secure pensions after just a few years in office, appearances on talk shows and company visits, as well as a lack of attention in parliamentary debates. Laws would be passed behind closed doors with a government majority; committees and debates were merely a stage act for the cameras, GFrei.News claimed. The political leadership had made the state prey and was failing its mandate to the populace, the author wrote. He called for a shift to direct democracy, where citizens could stop harmful laws and remove politicians before the end of their terms. Finally, GFrei.News criticized that leaving out a tie with a suit was careless. https://t.co/FDN07LHPIX #Demokratie #Politik #Korruption (translated)

The author reminded that at the EU summit in December 2025, a EU loan of 90 billion euros for Ukraine had been approved. According to him, German taxpayers would be liable for a quarter of the amount. It was said at that time that the financing for Ukraine was secured until the end of 2027. #Ukraine #EUGipfel #Finanzierung #UA #DE (translated)

Merz is currently celebrating that today he has buried the German automotive industry for his oil buddies and potentially destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs. 🤦‍♂️ Although they will of course all be connected to the taxpayer's heart-lung machine beforehand to burn incredible sums of money. 🤷‍♂️ (translated)

Steffan Nethe criticized Ferat Koçak for his contacts with Firas Remmo and accused him of contradictory statements. Nethe wrote that Koçak is funded with about 17,500 euros of taxpayers' money each month. He claimed that the Bundestag member had accepted a smartphone as an in-kind donation from the son of a well-known clan leader. According to Koçak's account, the device was intended for Antifa youth, whose phones had been confiscated by the police. Nethe questioned Koçak's statement that he initially did not know who he was chatting with and later sat in an office with him. Even after Koçak recognized who was in front of him, he did not terminate the contact but took the phone with him and contacted Firas Remmo again two weeks later, Nethe wrote. Furthermore, Koçak had asked Remmo to spread a Bundestag speech in which he referred to the term "clan crime" as a political fighting term. Nethe also criticized a voice message with warm regards to Remmo and Koçak's wish to do politics more "for the street" than in parliament. He dismissed Koçak's later regret and the explanation that the situation had been overwhelming. He called for Koçak to no longer be funded with taxpayer money and to relieve him of his political offices. #Politik #Korruption #Clankriminalität (translated)

The author referred to a study that asked whether the EU finances the lobbying pressure on itself. He wrote that Brussels receives too much money from European taxpayers and needs to change that. #PATRIOTS https://t.co/jAVSbNu5ev https://t.co/RUHpJQLe0u #EU #Lobbyismus #Steuerzahler #EU #BE (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn accused a moderator of having provided false information regarding the payments to Peru. He estimated the grants that would not have to be repaid at 44 million euros and the loans that were generally interest-bearing and repayable at 155 million euros. Since these were not granted at market interest rates, he claimed that this resulted in a loss for the German taxpayer. Barghoorn also linked again to his documentation about a cycle path in Peru, which in his opinion showed what had actually happened. https://t.co/nUGOOgNCRV #Peru #Politik #Steuern (translated)

Steffan Nethe asked questions about the escape of a 34-year-old clan member from Essen, who was in pre-trial detention. According to his account, the man was supposed to be taken for a radiological examination when armed men overwhelmed and restrained the two accompanying correctional officers. Subsequently, the prisoner managed to escape. Nethe explained that prisoners are generally provided with medical care within the correctional facility; however, appointments for specialized examinations may require outside visits. The accompanying staff are not police officers, but correctional officers. The number assigned depends, among other things, on the individual security and escape risk. He asked why the examination outside the facility had been necessary, whether the alleged clan affiliation had been considered in the security assessment, and why two officers had been sufficient as escorts. He also inquired about the costs of such transports and whether the security measures in this case had been appropriate. #Kriminalität #Justiz #Sicherheit (translated)

The author referred to statements made by Habeck at the WEF 2024 in Davos. Habeck stated that the state would guarantee investments in other countries and step in in case of problems, similar to an insurance. The author interpreted this as meaning that in the end, taxpayers would have to step in. https://t.co/30nVD6vu1p #WEF2024 #Davos #Investitionen #CH (translated)

Lexa wrote that Volodymyr Zelensky had traveled to London again to receive more weapons and financial support, not to negotiate. While the British struggled with high cost of living and energy prices, efforts continued to promote the continuation of support "so long as it takes"; according to Lexa, there was no realistic way out of the war of attrition. Trump had mentioned a diesel deal shortly beforehand and hinted that Ukraine needed a different style of leadership. Subsequently, Zelensky flew to Burnham and King Charles to secure further military assistance, Lexa wrote. The visit was a PR show rather than an exit strategy; British taxpayers would have to continue bearing the costs. #Ukraine #Selenskyj #Waffenhilfe (translated)

Christian Abel from AfD & day trading criticized the Merz government and accused it of tolerating child marriages in Germany. He wrote that the youngest bride who had come to them was only eleven years old. Furthermore, he described the state's handling of the issue as irresponsible and claimed that those affected were being funded at the expense of taxpayers. https://t.co/5gDiXIrQLK #Kinderehen #Deutschland #Politik (translated)

The AfD faction in the German Bundestag wrote that the most recent bride to arrive in Germany is eleven years old. The state tolerates such child marriages and fully finances those affected at the expense of taxpayers, the faction criticized. With the AfD, that would come to an end immediately, it declared, marking Alice Weidel. #Migration #Kinderehen #AfD #Steuerzahler (translated)

René Springer wrote that access to the basic security system remains possible for everyone. According to his account, Germans and well-integrated foreigners who made an effort and paid taxes financed a system that others could use for years, sometimes longer than a decade, without their own contributions. He explained that this was unfair. Springer called for the right to basic security to be granted only after ten years of work and contribution payments, and for it to be limited to one year. He wrote that this would be fair and correspond to the wishes of taxpayers. #Einwanderung #Grundsicherung #Steuergerechtigkeit (translated)

Sahra Wagenknecht praised a WELT article by Thomas Schulze and Claudia Wittig regarding the peace proposal from BSW and AfD in Saxony-Anhalt and shared excerpts from it. The federal government was accused of allocating funds for Ukraine while cutting back on pensions, care, and health services. Wagenknecht also referred to the state elections on September 6, stating that the current politics had been voted out. The proposal, which was to be introduced the following Wednesday, called for peace negotiations and a willingness to compromise. Wagenknecht described it as a historic step and the end of the "firewall," stating that it should send a signal for more diplomacy and less weaponry. Saxony-Anhalt needed to carry the peace policy to the Bundesrat; The Left also had to decide whether to support the proposal. Wagenknecht argued that Germany had already allocated around 100 billion euros for the war and claimed that Ukraine had blown up Nord Stream. She called for an end to sanctions against Russia and a return to Russian oil and gas. According to her, the Ukraine policy and the economic war against Russia were harming citizens, municipalities, and the economy in Saxony-Anhalt, including the chemical triangle, small and medium-sized enterprises, and households. #Frieden #SachsenAnhalt #Politik (translated)

The FPÖ demands clarification regarding the controversial contract for the purchase of twelve Leonardo M346 jets, as important legal aspects were neglected in the procurement process and this is criticized as a blind flight at the expense of taxpayers. #LeonardoJetkauf #FPÖ #Bundesheer (translated)

Ukraine is facing enormous economic challenges in the Ukraine war, and as support from the USA decreases, the loss of German aid could have catastrophic consequences for Kyiv, which is why Ukraine should focus more on European voters and taxpayers. #Ukrainekrieg #Energiekrise #Deutschland (translated)