Deutschland kann es sich nicht leisten, mit der Lockerung seiner Schuldenbremse zu warten

Snippets from the article:

The good news is that the consensus for easing the brake to allow more public investment in bridges, buildings and brigades is now [stronger than ever](https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/11/20/once-dominant-germany-is-now-desperate). The bad news is that a quirk of Germany’s electoral system could stop reform in its tracks.

The debt brake was written into the constitution under Angela Merkel, the previous CDU chancellor, in 2009. But thanks in part to pressure from the party’s regional chiefs, the CDU is coming round to the need for reform. Germany’s stagnant economy, which in real terms has barely grown since before the pandemic, and the need to fund Ukraine and its own army, the Bundeswehr, have added to the pressure.

A Chancellor Merz would probably agree to ease the debt brake after the election in exchange for concessions from his coalition partners. But the dangers of waiting are too great. Should the AfD and the BSW achieve their blocking minority, Mr Merz may find himself leading a government that cannot tackle urgent problems, including Germany’s crumbling public sector and Ukraine, which could be vulnerable if it had been forced into a bad peace. In that case, the cash-strapped Mr Merz might end up being a one-term chancellor. For his own sake, as well as Germany’s and Europe’s, he should act now.

Russia and their agents in Germany (AFD and BSW) stop Germany from solving issues, because the far-right can only be successful if there are problems.

They tried first by overflowing the EU asylum system with refugees from Africa and Ukraine, now continue with destroying the economy as much as possible using the debt brake and other means… eg disinformation about renewables, electric vehicles etc

They get unexpected assistance from the CDU, who seems to have realized that voters are stupid as shit and populism works really nice.