Germany's economy on the crossroads: between reforms and resignation

<p> <strong> Germany's economy on the crossroads: between reforms and resignation </strong> </p>
The alarm bells ring in Berlin! The British business newspapers reach deep into the history box and again draw Germany as the "sick man of Europe". 25 years ago it was a slap in the face, and now we are experiencing the drama of new things! Unemployment shoots up, the social security contributions are increasing and the economic locomotive stands still. According to the "Economist", we have not defeated the epidemic of the standstill!
This is a shocking picture that should shake us up! The machine gun -like list of the economic defects is underpinned by a shattering report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is the bottom of the fire market as the bottom of the industrialized nations. Economic Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) tries to limit damage by further corrected the dark forecasts. But honestly: who expected something else?
a departure of hope?
economy is not only a figure, but also a game of psychology! The country has arrived at a low point of confidence. Where is the spirit of optimism that the traffic light coalition once promised? With the pride in going into the race as a "progress coalition", she made real progress - especially in the energy crisis when liquefied grass minals were built in a hurry! But the pressing structural problems? None!
Now the coalition is facing the test! Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) will present the dark financial report on Thursday. A gigantic budget hole of twelve billion euros has already been torn open, and that threatens to become even deeper. Where do we have to save? Where are smart investments possible? The questions have the potential to tear the coalition and to spark the election campaign. Ideas sprout like mushrooms after the rain - but they raise the coalition out of the crisis?
The way to the turn?
There is still the Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who has announced a new "economic miracle"! Does the former workers' party SPD trust your roots in industry? Scholz wants an industrial pact and even promises that bureaucratic stress "disappear" by the end of the year. But do the entrepreneurs believe in it? Rainer Dulger, the President of the employer, is skeptical. Trust? None! It is becoming increasingly evident that the economy is fed up and that the traffic light coalition is no longer expecting much.
The impending collapse is not just a political issue, but affects all of us! The economic upswing moves far away while we look over the abyss. It remains to be seen whether the traffic light coalition will find the right solution or whether we have to adapt to a long -lasting "final".