Interesting that Switzerland is at the top of the list… The article listed housing as one of the reasons Gen Z are leaving but even with higher wages isn’t it just as difficult to find good living places in der Schweiz?
Godsbestjokeonhumans on
One word: Taxes.
Have you seen the taxes you pay as an average lower/ middle class person? The glass ceiling is 55k. After this every hour you put in, you are a slave to the state. If that’s not enough, you pay capital gains taxes.
Then you pay exorbitant prices for rent. Then you pay tax on groceries, then some more taxes for every little thing you buy. If that’s not enough, you then pay taxes for things you don’t even use: radio tax.
After all of this, you are not guaranteed a pension that’s worth any value in your old age, while you actively subsidise the cost of the current retiring generation, who sadly own houses and the means of production.
Now, after all of this, the government proposes to increase the tax and social contributions. The government would never take any responsibility for their actions and their bad policy decisions. To top it all off, the rich get richer, while everyone else is bled dry.
Why would anyone in their sane mind want to stay?
EconomistStreet5295 on
Grass is always greener somewhere else right? I have lived across Europe, there’s not much that is better or doesn’t suffer from similar problems
Creatret on
I just can’t stop thinking that these people don’t think too much when reading stuff like
>Kaspar Ten Haaf is studying Latin and music and wants to be a teacher. He told DW he can relate to other young people who are attracted to countries like Austria and Switzerland, adding that people with immigrant backgrounds „don’t feel welcome anymore as parties like the AfD become stronger.“
Austria is ahead when it comes to parties like the AfD. Swiss is traditionally conservative and only caters to wealthy, well educated people.
Apart from that, 14 year olds thinking about moving. Sure thing.
luna_lovesword on
To leave WHERE? 😌
brennhill on
Not a surprise, any one with skills pays half their wages to pensioners who voted for all sorts of stupid stuff and screwed up the economy or free rent stuff for freeloaders who drive up rents.
What is surprising is it’s only 1/5th.
erik_7581 on
>Kaspar Ten Haaf is studying Latin and music and wants to be a teacher. He told DW he can relate to other young people who are attracted to countries like Austria and Switzerland, adding that people with immigrant backgrounds „don’t feel welcome anymore as parties like the AfD become stronger.“
Does that guy have any clue, what the SVP is?
Algieinkwell on
I say this as a Canadian who only visits Germany because of family. I believe Canada has it good, but Germany is on another level. It is just that we are in a very unstable point in history and everyone is impacted. Trust me, unless you don’t need the German government to subsidize your living you are not going to have a fun time anywhere else.
rueckhand on
“Plan” is a generous word here. But tbh I thought it would be more
Albstein on
I am just a little to old and have to many kids. Otherwise we would leave for Canada oder even Australia or New Zealand.
Kokoska998 on
I also wanted to leave my country (CZ) when I was younger, then I actually did for about a year and a half and it made me like my country even more. Grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
BarkerBarkhan on
As an American admirer of Germany and the EU, it is always fascinating for me to read about folks who feel like even what would seen like an ideal isn’t working for them.
Failsy_1440 on
What a Suprise :0
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Interesting that Switzerland is at the top of the list… The article listed housing as one of the reasons Gen Z are leaving but even with higher wages isn’t it just as difficult to find good living places in der Schweiz?
One word: Taxes.
Have you seen the taxes you pay as an average lower/ middle class person? The glass ceiling is 55k. After this every hour you put in, you are a slave to the state. If that’s not enough, you pay capital gains taxes.
Then you pay exorbitant prices for rent. Then you pay tax on groceries, then some more taxes for every little thing you buy. If that’s not enough, you then pay taxes for things you don’t even use: radio tax.
After all of this, you are not guaranteed a pension that’s worth any value in your old age, while you actively subsidise the cost of the current retiring generation, who sadly own houses and the means of production.
Now, after all of this, the government proposes to increase the tax and social contributions. The government would never take any responsibility for their actions and their bad policy decisions. To top it all off, the rich get richer, while everyone else is bled dry.
Why would anyone in their sane mind want to stay?
Grass is always greener somewhere else right? I have lived across Europe, there’s not much that is better or doesn’t suffer from similar problems
I just can’t stop thinking that these people don’t think too much when reading stuff like
>Kaspar Ten Haaf is studying Latin and music and wants to be a teacher. He told DW he can relate to other young people who are attracted to countries like Austria and Switzerland, adding that people with immigrant backgrounds „don’t feel welcome anymore as parties like the AfD become stronger.“
Austria is ahead when it comes to parties like the AfD. Swiss is traditionally conservative and only caters to wealthy, well educated people.
Apart from that, 14 year olds thinking about moving. Sure thing.
To leave WHERE? 😌
Not a surprise, any one with skills pays half their wages to pensioners who voted for all sorts of stupid stuff and screwed up the economy or free rent stuff for freeloaders who drive up rents.
What is surprising is it’s only 1/5th.
>Kaspar Ten Haaf is studying Latin and music and wants to be a teacher. He told DW he can relate to other young people who are attracted to countries like Austria and Switzerland, adding that people with immigrant backgrounds „don’t feel welcome anymore as parties like the AfD become stronger.“
Does that guy have any clue, what the SVP is?
I say this as a Canadian who only visits Germany because of family. I believe Canada has it good, but Germany is on another level. It is just that we are in a very unstable point in history and everyone is impacted. Trust me, unless you don’t need the German government to subsidize your living you are not going to have a fun time anywhere else.
“Plan” is a generous word here. But tbh I thought it would be more
I am just a little to old and have to many kids. Otherwise we would leave for Canada oder even Australia or New Zealand.
I also wanted to leave my country (CZ) when I was younger, then I actually did for about a year and a half and it made me like my country even more. Grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
As an American admirer of Germany and the EU, it is always fascinating for me to read about folks who feel like even what would seen like an ideal isn’t working for them.
What a Suprise :0