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Artificial intelligence described the example of a retiree who had worked all his life, lived frugally, and rented out a semi-detached house as a pension plan. It wrote that he wanted to sell the rented property in retirement but, due to the abolished 10-year holding period, would have to fully tax the difference between the purchase price and the selling price. Even if the selling price turned out to be lower than expected due to the tight market situation and new energy standards, artificial intelligence argued that, from the tax office's perspective, a profit could arise. As an example, it mentioned an increase in price from €200,000 to €350,000 and pointed out that the purchasing power of the euro had fallen to half over the past decades. According to its presentation, costs for maintenance and renovations, vacancies, and difficulties with tenants were not taken into account. Artificial intelligence criticized that people who had saved and refrained from consumption could ultimately pay for their retirement plans through taxation. At the same time, it claimed that saved money was distributed all over the world and benefited people who had lived less frugally. Finally, it asked what lessons future generations would learn from this injustice. #Kapitalismus #Altersvorsorge #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that the Münster District Court opened insolvency proceedings for IBS Personal Management GmbH from Beckum on October 1, 2026. He cited insolvency and over-indebtedness as reasons; 206 employees are affected. Managing director Olaf Schlüter intends to restructure the company and preserve all jobs. Whether this will succeed remains to be seen. Boeminghaus referenced a report by the "Glocke" from October 12, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/bXHvyjha7O #Insolvenz #Zeitarbeit #Wirtschaft (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the custom measuring stick service will be canceled in 2027 after around 65 years. In the record year 2024, about 1,500 people participated. He cited rising security costs, stricter regulations, and economic difficulties as reasons. According to Boeminghaus, the annual costs amounted to around 13,000 euros. About 80 club members paid a contribution of 20 euros each. Two schools and the club Fidele Fortuna had already canceled for economic reasons; moreover, there were a lack of sponsors, and voluntary support was declining. Boeminghaus cited the Kölnische Stadt-Anzeiger as a source. https://t.co/Sb8Fx4VJ2O #Köln #Karneval #Tradition (translated)

The crisis of the German economic model is evident through the example of Commerzbank and Volkswagen, as both companies are fighting for their future and are caught in the tension between capital interests and the demands of employees, unions, and politics. #RheinischerKapitalismus #StakeholderKapitalismus #Wirtschaftskrise (translated)

The Nobel Prize in Economics 2026 will be awarded to US economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for their contributions to the development of macroeconomic models that help cushion economic crises and fluctuations. #Wirtschaftsnobelpreis #HallUndWoodford #Makroökonomie (translated)

The author of the article accused Hape Kerkeling of portraying his grandfather in a speech in the Thuringian state parliament as a victim of National Socialism and of dramatically equating his imprisonment in Buchenwald with that of persecuted Jews. According to the author, Kerkeling concealed the reasons for his grandfather's imprisonment, Hermann Anton Kerkeling. According to the article, Hermann Anton Kerkeling was sentenced to eight years in a correctional facility in October 1933 for 17 counts of livestock and property theft during the economic crisis. Shortly thereafter, an additional year was added for preparation for high treason, among other things in connection with the communist pamphlet Rote Welle. He served his sentence in Münster, Papenburg, and Bremen. After that, the Gestapo ordered protective custody in Münster in May 1942. On July 2, 1942, Kerkeling was brought to Buchenwald as a political prisoner with the number 6117. He worked in the effects chamber and remained in Nazi custody until the liberation of the camp on April 11, 1945 – a total of about twelve years. He died in Recklinghausen in 1993 at the age of 91. The author described him as an active communist and gang thief, not as a typical victim of National Socialism. #Geschichte #Nationalsozialismus #Erinnerung (translated)

The small upturn is also threatened to be short-lived, as it is predominantly based on high debt-financed government spending. Mid-sized enterprise expert Marc Evers from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) warns: "The small upturn is also threatened to be short-lived, as it is predominantly based on high debt-financed government spending." #Insolvenzen #Wirtschaftskrise #Arbeitsplätze (translated)

In Germany, there is currently a worrying wave of bankruptcies, with a company becoming insolvent every 19 minutes, which led to an increase in corporate bankruptcies of eight percent in July compared to the previous year, with around 15,185 insolvencies alone in the first seven months of the year. #Insolvenzen #Wirtschaftskrise #Arbeitsplätze (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that investments by German small and medium-sized enterprises have fallen to their lowest level in 20 years, according to Creditreform. Only 37.3 percent of the surveyed companies planned investments, down from 43.5 percent in the previous year; in the construction industry, the share was 27 percent. Boeminghaus also pointed out that one in three medium-sized companies has an equity ratio of less than ten percent. Rising order intake was reported by 20.2 percent, while declining order intake was reported by 26.4 percent. While 18.6 percent of the businesses had reduced staff, 14.5 percent had created additional positions. The combination of weak orders, high costs, and lack of investments is increasingly becoming an existential burden for the Mittelstand, he wrote. Reflecting on the much-hailed recovery, he expressed himself ironically. He cited WELT and Creditreform as sources. https://t.co/gqvfmvqiXq #Mittelstand #Wirtschaftskrise #Investitionen (translated)

Die Parabel vom Sämann /der Talente - Parabel 1/2 von Octavia E. Butler übersetzt von Dietlind Falk Wir schreiben das Jahr 2024. Klimawandel, Wirtschaftskrisen und ein politischer Rechtsruck haben das Leben in den USA von Grund auf verändert. Lauren Olamina lebt mit ihrer Familie in Kalifornien, relativ sicher vor Plünderern hinter hohen Mauern. Wer überleben will, muss Stärke zeigen, deswegen hütet Lauren ihr Geheimnis sorgfältig: Sie leidet an Hyperempathie – sie empfindet die Emotionen eines anderen Menschen so tief, als wären es ihre eigenen. Doch wenn sie will, dass ihre Stimme gehört wird, darf sie sich nicht länger hinter den Mauern verstecken. Also macht sich Lauren auf die Reise nach Norden, wo es noch Sicherheit und Jobs gibt. Was als Kampf ums Überleben beginnt, wird schnell zu sehr viel mehr: Der Geburt einer neuen Religion – und einer atemberaubenden Vision für die Zukunft der Menschheit.

Galeria Kaufhof has once again filed for insolvency, marking the fourth insolvency in six years, and forces many of the 12,000 employees in the 83 department stores to worry about their jobs due to a disastrous financial situation and significant sales declines. #GaleriaKaufhof #Insolvenz #Wirtschaftskrise (translated)