Introduce pension insurance covering all workers
The BSW calls for a pension system modeled on Austria's, into which all working people pay, including civil servants, the self-employed and legislators. Pension taxation should also be abolished, and statutory pensions below 2,000 euros should in any case remain tax-free.
The BSW wants a pension system like Austria's. Pensions there are higher. Everyone should pay into it. This includes civil servants and self-employed people. Pensions under 2,000 euros should not be taxed.
According to the program, pensions in Austria are on average 800 euros a month higher. The German pension system is said to be ten percentage points below the EU average. Legislators, the self-employed and civil servants would also pay into the universal insurance. The program's goals include abolishing pension taxation and shielding statutory pensions below 2,000 euros a month from tax. In Thuringia, senior advisory councils should gain more influence and multigenerational centers should be supported.
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„Wir wollen eine Erwerbstätigenversicherung, in die alle einzahlen, auch Abgeordnete, Selbständige und Beamte.“Translation: We want a universal workers' insurance into which everyone pays, including legislators, the self-employed and civil servants.
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- Economyclearly more state
Mandatory insurance for all workers with higher pension levels fundamentally restructures the pension system and expands redistribution.