According to a report from German media group RND, federal Health Minister Nina Warken has prepared a draft bill that would have adults without children pay a higher percentage of taxes towards publicly-funded elder care.
According to a report from German media group RND, federal Health Minister Nina Warken has prepared a draft bill that would have adults without children pay a higher percentage of taxes towards publicly-funded elder care.
The reason why a couple doesn’t have children doesn’t affect the financial situation. Hence anyone without children over the age of 23 has to pay more no matter the reason why they don’t have children.
The point of the policy is not to punish anyone by the way, but to find money to care for the elderly. They just propose to take it from people who are at an unfair advantage right now. In Germany, having children means having less money than not having children.
How is deferring parenthood an ‘unfair’ advantage?
And also what about the real unfair advantage of someone who inherits a fortune?