Civil servants left out: Why the pension reform remains a fairy tale | NIUS Live

The German government's pension commission has presented its 33 proposals – and since then, the controversy has been raging. While Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil had actually aimed to save 4 billion euros, the commission's experts anticipate precisely the opposite: an additional need of 1.8 billion euros next year alone – and rising. This results in a new budget shortfall of 5.8 billion euros. And the money can only come from one source: our pockets. But that's not the only explosive issue in the pension proposal. Perhaps the most explosive discovery: The commission's central goal, a net replacement rate of 70 percent across all three pillars of the pension system, is identical to the AfD's long-standing core demand. Not similar – identical. Even though Chancellor Friedrich Merz vehemently denies this. Furthermore: Why are civil servants consistently ignored in the entire pension debate, even though they already receive 71.75 percent of their final salary as a pension, while retirees receive an average of 1,630 euros gross? And then there's the planned capital-based pension: It sounds good, but it carries enormous risks. The commission itself warns in its document that the invested capital must be protected from political misappropriation. Economist Professor Stefan Kooths echoes this sentiment. Friedrich Merz has already indicated at the Federation of German Industries (BDI) that he envisions the funds as an investment vehicle for German industry. This is precisely what experts are warning against. ⏱️ In this video: 0:00 – The 33 proposals and the 4 billion euro problem 7:58 – The 70 percent: AfD plan or commission idea? 15:12 – AfD MP questions Merz in the Bundestag 24:18 – Civil servants and pensions: Why are they being left out? 28:47 – Fewer civil servants as a way out? 31:55 – Merkel's Failure in Pension Policy 33:15 – Minijobs, the Self-Employed, Politicians: Who Should All Pay In? 37:54 – The 5.8 Billion Budget Shortfall in Detail 47:38 – Capital-Based Pension: Who Has Access to the Money? 51:15 – Commission Itself Warns Against Misappropriation 55:33 – Forced Saving Without More Pensions? Professor Kooths Warns 58:12 – Why Are Capital City Journalists Celebrating This Paper? On NIUS Live, NIUS Political Editor Ralf Schuler and NIUS Reporter Alexander Kissler discussed the topic with host Norbert Dobeleit. ⚠️👉Watch it now, like, share, and subscribe! 🔴 NIUS LIVE, Germany's Biggest Conservative Morning Show, every Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. Now on nius.de, DAB+, and YouTube. Tune in and spread the word! ... 📢 𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦, 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 Subscribe now & activate the bell 🔔 https://www.youtube.com/@niusde/streams ⭐️ Subscribe to the voice of the majority now and become a NIUS Insider ↪️ https://nius.de/abo Website: https://nius.de Facebook:   / stimmedermehrheit   X:   / niusde_   Instagram:   / nius.de   TikTok:   / nius.de   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/63drOxQ... #NIUS #NIUSLive #Politics #Pensions #News