The Supreme Court didn’t say wr can’t spend more money, they just said the practice of shifting things around arbitrarily within the budget was illegal. So the government can still get the money they need, they just have to justify it correctly and use appropriate legal mechanisms. In fact, the same court also ruled that the government has to do more to fight climate change
All of the current governing parties (plus CDU) are responsible, since they needed a 2/3 majority to pass it. SPD and CDU constituted the government, though. I don’t even know if Lindner was politically active in 2009, he certainly wasn’t influential, so you can’t really blame it on him.
No, thank the GroKo for this asinine debt ceiling. They were told it would lead to choking necessary investments when they implemented it. Karlsruhe can only decide on the rules as written.
Thank the Supreme Court. Apparently all this, and the impending climate catastrophe are apparently not enough reason to take on some debt.
The Supreme Court didn’t say wr can’t spend more money, they just said the practice of shifting things around arbitrarily within the budget was illegal. So the government can still get the money they need, they just have to justify it correctly and use appropriate legal mechanisms. In fact, the same court also ruled that the government has to do more to fight climate change
The Supreme Court? This a result of the government using the constitution to restrict fiscal policy. They fucked themselves
Was that really the whole government, or just FDP/Lindner?
edit: To the one person who downvotes a genuine and innocent question: **** you too!
All of the current governing parties (plus CDU) are responsible, since they needed a 2/3 majority to pass it. SPD and CDU constituted the government, though. I don’t even know if Lindner was politically active in 2009, he certainly wasn’t influential, so you can’t really blame it on him.
I see. Thank you for your reply.
Raise taxes on the rich.
No, thank the GroKo for this asinine debt ceiling. They were told it would lead to choking necessary investments when they implemented it. Karlsruhe can only decide on the rules as written.