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Officials were once considered a guarantor of stability, reliability and the rule of law. Today it is the breeding ground for social resentment. More and more people are not seeing this system as a support of the community, but as a privilege apparatus that... [...]

Keynesianism, named after the British economist John Maynard Keynes, evolved in response to the economic challenges of the global economic crisis. At the heart of this theory is the belief that markets are by no means always efficient and in the... [...]

Keynesian economic policy is often praised as a panacea against recessions and crises. But their actual impact on the lives of ordinary citizens is less rosy than governments and economic experts believe. The basic idea that government demand... [...]

Here a line was crossed that a democracy must not cross. Because when the state began to replace social rights with disciplinary action, help turned into control. Social law, once with the aim of care... [...]

The state financial equalization and municipal financial equalization are designed as solidarity instruments that support financially weaker areas and ensure balanced living conditions. But the negative side of this redistribution reveals profound structural problems and triggers ongoing displeasure,... [...]

The idea of the independence of the judiciary is one of the most sacred principles of the rule of law. But what is happening in reality has hardly anything to do with this ideal. In the country's courtrooms,... [...]

Over many decades, the tax burden on the population in Germany has changed significantly and has accompanied numerous social, economic and political developments. The consideration of the development of tax revenue and government debt shows how... [...]