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A nation of slackers? Why Friedrich Merz wants Germans to work more [he is a millionaire] (www.ft.com)

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geteilt von: https://lemm.ee/post/64272298

https://archive.is/CUo0k

Merz’s coalition must persuade younger generations to surrender more of their free time to support Europe’s largest economy

The coalition between Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democrats have, in their treaty which defines the political agenda until the next election, committed to incentives to persuade Germans to increase their working hours, and to delay retirement.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, but is there a neat translation that only has one or two words?

[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Semantically, American "middle class" is closest to German "Mittelschicht".

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but Merz is specifically known for calling himself "Mittelstand" (and AFAIK he is not a business owner).

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago

No, it was "obere Mittelschicht"/"upper middle class".