Gastkommentar: Die Deutschen sparen sich arm
Die Kritiker der Abschaffung der sogenannten Rente mit 63 erreichen genau das Gegenteil dessen, was sie wollen, meint Jörg Rocholl, Mitglied der Rentenkommission.
Recent data highlights that Germans are saving efficiently but their savings yield is lagging behind other European nations. The Union and SPD coalition contract emphasizes the need to significantly boost wealth creation, especially among working-class individuals. While Germans manage to save a substantial amount like people in no other European country, their wealth ranks only in the mid-range of Europe.
Despite their frugality, their returns on savings fall short of those in other European countries as they prioritize safety over lucrative investments. Germans build capital industriously with their own hands, but fail to let capital work for them. Even more concerning, according to the Bundesbank's early-year findings, half of Germany's population has a negative real return on their savings as inflation consumes the interest on their deposits.
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