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Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that Stefan Homburg rightly criticized that politics distorts the concept of investment. According to his observation, in political language, "investment" has long been used no longer in the economic sense, but generally denotes an expenditure that is desirable from the politicians' perspective. Whether value is preserved or a return can be expected does not matter. According to Vosgerau, expenditures are often considered politically sensible if they contribute to maintaining power. #Investition #Politik #Ökonomie (translated)

JA21 wrote that the purchasing power of the Dutch weakened while the government spent more than it received. The party said it advocated for a smaller government, less development aid, and a EU that limited itself to its core tasks. Michiel Hoogeveen discussed this according to JA21 on Business Class. https://t.co/xfXAZyM4Hu #Nederland #Overheid #Economie (translated)

The author wrote that France demonstrates what happens when the left governs unchecked, does not control migration, and keeps printing more money. France is ten to fifteen years ahead of Germany, and the development will not end well, he stated. #Frankreich #Migration #Politik #FR (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn criticized that 50 billion are sent to the world annually and hundreds of millions are made available to party-affiliated foundations, while money is taken away from the opposition. He described Hendrik Wüst as undemocratic and stated that he must face a significant defeat in the NRW election next year. #Politik #NRW #Wahlen (translated)

The author wrote that, in his opinion, France shows what happens when the left governs unchecked, does not control migration, and prints so much money that literally none is left. He said France is ten to fifteen years ahead; the development will not turn out well. #Frankreich #Migration #Wirtschaft #FR (translated)

Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)

The libertarians accused the state of searching citizens early in the morning, confiscating more than 50 percent of their income monthly, and sending children to war. Furthermore, it devalued money, forced people to finance propaganda, and continued to charge rent for land that already belonged to them. The group also criticized that the state indebted children before they earned their own money, rescued banks with taxpayer money, and then held citizens responsible for living beyond their means. It prohibited business openings but continued to impose levies, taxed inheritances again, and monitored millions of innocents. At the same time, it increased its own pay, demanded savings from citizens, and required applications, fees, and long waiting times for building their own houses. According to the libertarians, it portrayed its own failures as justification for more money and power. #Staat #Freiheit #Geldsystem (translated)

A glance at the NOS ironically referred to a news broadcast from Paris, in which correspondent Saskia Houttuin would be asked whether the riots could have been prevented with de-escalating police actions and more investments in education in the past years. #Parijs https://t.co/WdJx1barMO #Parijs #rellen #onderwijs (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that a 23-year-old Indian man snatched a five-year-old boy from his mother on a platform in Wuppertal in April 2018 and jumped in front of a train with him. The child survived the attack without serious injuries. In October 2018, the man was acquitted due to insanity caused by paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Kussmann contrasted the diagnosis with the belief in demons like Asuras or Pishachas in India, from whom people might receive commands, including to kill. She stated that the man had been deported after about eight years in the secure facility; various media reported on this. At the same time, she questioned whether Western therapies were meaningful for a man with a different cultural background. Using figures from North Rhine-Westphalia for 2025, Kussmann calculated that among approximately 4,300 detained individuals, costs of 623 million euros had been incurred. This amounts to about 390 euros per person per day. For eight years in the secure facility, this totals just over 1.1 million euros for the man. Kussmann questioned why the man had not been immediately deported instead of being treated at the taxpayers' expense for so long. She noted that he had entered as an asylum seeker, attempted to kill a child, and had never received a punishment for the act. #Asylpolitik #PsychischeGesundheit #Gesellschaftsdebatte (translated)

Dieter Nuhr quoted opponents of savings books with the assessment that taxes and duties are at a world record level, yet the state still has no money. Nuhr justified this not by claiming insufficient revenue, but by stating that the government cannot handle the money properly. #Steuern #Wirtschaft #Politik (translated)

Dr. Sci. Ferdinand Meeus wrote that CO₂ continued to rise to record levels despite the wind turbines and solar panels, and that the increase had even accelerated according to him. He called the green energy transition ridiculous and said that the wasted money was a shame. https://t.co/b5gZhnqokt #klimaat #duurzaamheid #energie (translated)

Wolfgang Kubicki wrote that the coalition is endangering the state's finances. Instead of demanding more money from the people or further increasing the debt, he argued that existing resources must be managed wisely. A combination of high debt and denial of reality is dangerous; Kubicki wrote that presumably only a "cold withdrawal" can help the coalition. #Staatsfinanzen #Schulden #Wirtschaftspolitik (translated)