“Overreaching”: President of the Social Court takes a hard line against citizens’ money. Finance Minister Christian Lindner recently caused an uproar by suggesting a multi-year moratorium on social spending and subsidies in order to invest more money in defense.
Critics complain that social spending will soon outgrow the German state. Rainer Schlegel is not only concerned about his pension at 63, but also basic child security and citizen's benefit. “You first have to explain this to someone who goes to work every day”