This is their worst idea so far

[u/StormyDankiels]

[u/Fun-Channel-298]

Politicians love calling unpaid overtime economic growth while executives collect their record bonuses.

[u/3_Gmodem → u/Fun-Channel-298]

They call it free time

[u/ParkingGeologist2441]

You know what would save Germany? Bringing back child labour. If that does not help how about some kind of a camp where prisoners would be concentrated and work for free or could volunteer to be test patients to help with research.

I really hope Merz will reach out to me because I have even more smart ideas on the same level as government has.

[u/Fragarach11 → u/ParkingGeologist2441]

We need a slogan for that like working sets you free or something similiar the Sales and Salary.... i mean Pr appartment will figure something out

[u/Drumbelgalf → u/ParkingGeologist2441]

The children yearn for the mines.

[u/Moerder_Gesicht → u/ParkingGeologist2441]

The only problem is, their are no children in Germany. No one can afford a child right now. We need the 70+ people. They can do the hard work. Using up the old bones completely before we start using the fresh ones.

[u/AlinaJadey]

Ah yes, the classic “work more for the same money” morale booster

[u/TyGuySly]

Late stage capitalism

[u/Anxious-Shapeshifter → u/TyGuySly]

AND

This is what early population collapse looks like. You need higher output with fewer workers if you want the economy to keep growing.

The only way to accomplish productivity gains with fewer people is everyone works more for the same pay.

[u/The_Soft_ → u/Anxious-Shapeshifter]

No but that's logic, they don't like that.

[u/Onionbender420 → u/Anxious-Shapeshifter]

Most economic experts say Germany is done growing, for the most part. Pretty much any developed economy can’t grow anywhere near the same pace developing countries can. You can’t keep pushing the ceiling when you’ve maxed out. This eternal growth is not achievable with less and less workers.

[u/Immediate_Gain_9480 → u/Anxious-Shapeshifter]

Or to further automate production. So you need less people to produce more.

[u/Lilac_Dreames]

The city is burning, but hey, at least the corporate shareholders got their quarterly bonuses

[u/allmond226]

Yeah these greedy workers only give the poor german companys an extra 19 Billion worth of unpaid overtime work per year. They need to do better!

[u/WujekAdi2003]

And then they are shocked that far right party like AFD is becoming more popular! I know they are not better but casual voter just don't know everything or don't care 🤯

[u/HornayGermanHalberd → u/WujekAdi2003]

We don't like getting fucked! lets all vote the "fuck you" Party out and vote in the "fuck you more but at least others even worse" party!

[u/justanaccountimade1]

What happened to the tech bros and the age of abundance? LOL

[u/torar9 → u/justanaccountimade1]

As always they pocketed the money. The AI hype is the biggest scam of our history so far.

But hey... the numbers must go up.

[u/Relative_Goat_1692]

as you said "so far"

[u/GrinchForest]

All Merz needed was to stop extinguishing the atomic power plant.

Today, he would get green energy which could be used to cheaply power factories in Germany, lowering costs or even sell the energy to the other countries. 

[u/Ander292]

"Are you and the German people willing to work, if the Führer orders, 10, 12 and if necessary 14 and 16 hours a day and to give everything for victory?"

Reminded me of this lmaoo

[u/UsrDeletedFromPlanet]

Tbf Merz just tries being like his role model here

[u/Ok-Teacher-8755]

Pro tip: Work 24/7 and sleep at work. You don't have to pay rent for your appartment then.

[u/indian-single]

Inspired by Infosys lol😅