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"Boomer-Soli" in Pension: Rich Pensioners Should Pay – Violent Reactions
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An economic institute wants to relieve young workers and poor pensioners – and makes a proposal that lets the shreds fly in politics and social media.
Research Institute counters the Federal Government's proposal to redistribute within the statutory pension.
The baby boomers are now starting to retire. This is a major challenge for the already damaged pension fund, which has already been looted several times. Solutions are now being sought for this problem. One possibility would be a so-called boomer soli, a levy on all old-age income above a certain allowance, from whose income low old-age income would be increased – so it is about redistribution. The transfer-financed pension system in Germany is …
A generation retires - but who pays for it? The government has announced answers. Researchers press ahead with a new proposal to the detriment of richer pensioners - and reap a lot of criticism.
The baby boomer generation retires - a financial force act for the pension fund. Economists now propose that richer pensioners pay a "soli" for poorer ones. The proposal triggers broad criticism. But there is also praise.
A new proposal for the pension splits opinions. Rich pensioners should pay the "Boomer-Soli" but not all are convinced.
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