As the title says, for those who moved to Germany and have been living here for a while: do you see yourself getting old here? Why? Why not?
As the title says, for those who moved to Germany and have been living here for a while: do you see yourself getting old here? Why? Why not?
Hey there. There are many good things in Germany. Definitely a good country to live in as a young person. But as I get older I would not like to fall in poverty because of the low pensions and the decaying pension system. A and let’s not forget the horrendous weather. Would you enjoy living the last years of your life in such a horrible weather ?
While most people do prefer warm weather, let’s not forget that weather is a subjective thing. There are people who prefer cold and don’t mind lack of sun (like me).
Decaying pension system is a valid point but I am able to save quite a bit in ETFs working in DE so don’t see that as the biggest issue.
But you would be able to save a lot more for your own retirement if you didn’t have to contribute to the bankrupt Ponzi system. In addition, 25% of the total tax intakes are used to subsidize the pension system, at the cost of investment in the country.
I might be paranoid, but the way the confiscatory government behaves, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some flat tax in the future on people that have saved wisely (in ETFs or whatever). All in the name of SoLiDaRiTy of course.