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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't claim to understand what is going on in Germany, but my young relatives (with small children) are becoming extremely frustrated.  They claim that the income thresholds have been cut and now if one parent makes €40k/year, they can't get the parental subsidies beyond the €250/month kindergeld payment. They said that if the working parent just quit his job, he'd make more in welfare payments than the €40k, but at that salary they won't provide any extra payments. They blame this on the money spent on the Ukraine war, and they are also frustrated by the perception that refugees are getting more generous government support than native German families. My family member, a young father, said he's so frustrated he's planning to vote for AfD. The CDU/CSU has lost a lot of credibility with German voters because they were the conservative choice, but they were hugely pro-immigration and that hasn't played well.  [/quote]

AfD as a frustration vote? this is a slippery slope and reminiscent of how the nazis came to power in the 1930s…my German friend is aghast that AfD has seen a rise of support for that party.[/quote]

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