“One extra hour of work per week would bring us enormous economic growth and is really not too much to ask,” Söder
Additionally, he called for the abolition of sick notes by telephone, already demanded by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and a gradual restriction in the ability to retire at 63
It’s not an “generation” issue. It’s a political caste issue. Politicians are living in a different world. They can pretty much steal and take bribes with impunity, have influence over the public media, while corporate media will support them as long as they do their owners’ bidding, which also tends to be quite lucrative.
Of course, there are different degrees of destructive and corrupt, but at this level of politics, you won’t find a single person with integrity.
German Parliament: Gregor Gysi, Stefan Seidler, Claudia Roth, Jan van Aken, Robert Habeck (no longer in politics), Violetta Bock, Koçak Ferat
EU Parliament: Nico Semsrott (former MEP), Damian Boeselager, Nela Riehl.
I could also name some local politicians but i think my point is proven.
I see it as a generational problem coming from the overall mindset of Gen Boomer and Gen X stemming from the world they grew up in and how they got brought up. A vast majority of people from all walks of like, from those generations share the attitude seen in the current leading politicians.
Of course there many not like their generational peers