Police Department (SPD) Expresses Criticism Towards Linnemann's Firm Citizen's Income Position - SPD challenges Linnemann's hardline approach with public funds
It's the CDU council chief, Carsten Linnemann, pushing for a hardline approach in the reformation of Citizen's Income, while the SPD, coalition partner, ain't havin' it.
Gimme a break, says Dagmar Schmidt, responsible for work and social matters in the SPD faction, revealing her thoughts to the German Press Agency. She's not here for daily attacks on the social state, and she's got a point— social systems steer society's unity.
Linnemann, though, insists they need to dig deep into the system's guts. What gets him fussed? Someone who repeatedly snubs a reasonable job, despite possessing the ability to work, needs drafts. If these folks ain't in need, he says, they gotta lose their Citizen's Income.
Schmidt challenges the notion, suggesting that it's high-earners and wealthy individuals who should shoulder a load more in society's funding, rather than solely targeting low-income recipients. Instead of ignoring strugglers dealing with life's hurdles like illness, unemployment, and hardships, she proposes action to help them over these obstacles.
This debate's nothing new, but it's got new paint this time around, with the Union and SPD makin' moves together. Last summer, Linnemann dropped the same proposal during a discussion about the soaring number of Citizen's Income recipients and steeply increased costs for the benefit. He hit buffering then, too.
The CDU's working group showed Linnemann some love by slamming his proposal, with vice-chairman of the Christian Democratic Workers' Association (CDA), Christian Bäumler, pippin' in to the Press Agency, "Linnemann's fanaticism over Citizen's Income just don't cut it, son. Punishments are needed, but they won't solve the problem. Our goal is to bring people to work, not let 'em starve or hang out on the street."
Currently, a withdrawal of up to a couple of months is possible under the existing regulations, according to the Federal Ministry of Labor.
Citizen's Income expenditure skyrocketed to almost 47 billion euros last year, according to the Federal Employment Agency's (FEA) stats.
- Carsten Linnemann
- SPD
- Citizens' Benefit
- Basic Security
- CDU
- Dagmar Schmidt
- German Press Agency
- Reform
- Berlin
- Anger
- CDA
- Coalition Agreement
- Christian Bäumler
- Carsten Linnemann, advocate of tough reforms in the Citizen's Income policy, is at odds with the SPD, as Dagmar Schmidt of SPD criticizes the frequent attacks on the social state.
- In response to Carsten Linnemann's proposal to cut Citizen's Income for those able to work but not employed, Dagmar Schmidt suggests targeting high-earners and the wealthy for more funding contributions instead, aiming to address the challenges faced by those struggling with illness, unemployment, and hardships.
