{
  "id": 16056945,
  "title": "Guest commentary: The Germans no longer believe in growing prosperity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/gastkommentar-die-deutschen-glauben-nicht-mehr-an-wachsenden-wohlstand",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:27:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-die-deutschen-glauben-nicht-mehr-an-wachsenden-wohlstand/100263690.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Many Germans feel their standard of living has worsened in recent years. Over a third of those surveyed reported a decline in their personal standard of living over the past five years, and 44% of families with children experienced a decline. Almost half expect their situation to deteriorate further in the next five years. The public now associates prosperity with financial security, reliable healthcare, and social protection, indicating a shift in priorities from achieving more to preserving what has been attained. This change in perspective has yet to be fully acknowledged by key policymakers.",
  "summary": "Many are just trying not to lose what they have already achieved. Instead of promising growth, politics should ensure that achievement enables advancement again, says Civey chief Janina Mütze.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}