Germany is trying to save its welfare state through legislation that bans EU citizens from coming to the country and claiming unemployment benefits.
Of course, the measure can only work if you close the borders for EU citizens. If your constitution defines and your citizens expect a guarantee of dignified existence for everybody, you can’t have legislation that will result in hungry, ragged people roaming the streets.
” your citizens expect a guarantee of dignified existence for everybody,”
Well in post-nation-state fluidity a dignified existence for everybody (or most people) is not anyone’s priority.
This, along with Merkel’s folly are probably part of a larger desensitization process. The results will be that those Germans who can afford it will withdraw behind gated communities and private everything and the public good space and public infrastructure (like public transit) will whither. Women who can afford to will stay out of the job market (and not be counted as ‘unemployed’)
Those Germans who can’t afford to withdraw from public life will just have to deal and get used to more homeless people and deteriorating public infrastrucure and decaying social life.
It’s what capital wants! And what capital wants is certainly more important than human dignity after the nation state .
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