> Bürgergeld was introduced to deal with these restrictions and even if it's now appended form is still less restrictive than Hartz IV ever was.
How is that supposed to go in favor of your argument?
> I'm afraid this is just German inefficiency and beurocracy in disguise.
It is, but it's not just Germany. I know Germans love to complain about their bureaucracy like they love to complain about Deutsche Bahn, but it just shows their lack of foreign experience…
> Again, we have food and soup kitchens.
I address that in the other thread: only if you're lucky to have one nearby.
> I know those struggles are real.
You suggested the opposite in the previous comment so which is it?
> As I see it, most of those struggles are either self inflicted due to shame or
“Lazy poor people who can't just hire a layer like anyone else”
> No one has to go hungry or cold in Germany and I stand by this firmly.
“They just happen to chose to go hungry or cold because they are dumb”
How is that supposed to go in favor of your argument?
> I'm afraid this is just German inefficiency and beurocracy in disguise.
It is, but it's not just Germany. I know Germans love to complain about their bureaucracy like they love to complain about Deutsche Bahn, but it just shows their lack of foreign experience…
> Again, we have food and soup kitchens.
I address that in the other thread: only if you're lucky to have one nearby.
> I know those struggles are real.
You suggested the opposite in the previous comment so which is it?
> As I see it, most of those struggles are either self inflicted due to shame or
“Lazy poor people who can't just hire a layer like anyone else”
> No one has to go hungry or cold in Germany and I stand by this firmly.
“They just happen to chose to go hungry or cold because they are dumb”