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Why Is District Administrator Götz Ulrich Inciting Against Children, Ukrainians, and Welfare Recipients?The district administrator of Burgenlandkreis, Götz Ulrich, lashes out at those already at the very bottom. 
In an interview with the Bild newspaper, Götz Ulrich delivers a blow. At least, that's one way to interpret it. He points the finger at those who have already reached rock bottom in the welfare state — Ukrainians, welfare recipients, and even children. He criticizes the fact that there are thousands of job openings, but too many welfare recipients refuse to take them. In his view, welfare payments are too high, and the legal thresholds for reducing this basic subsistence level are too lenient. For families with children, he believes the overall benefits amount to too much. He speaks of a considerable sum. Does the District Administrator Want to Return to an Unconstitutional Practice?According to https://www.lpb-bw.de/regelsatz-buergergeld, citizen's income (Bürgergeld) is meant to secure the minimum subsistence level. The subsistence minimum is defined as "the means necessary to satisfy material needs for physical survival: primarily food, clothing, housing, and emergency medical care." Yet Götz Ulrich wants to cut this minimum — by more than 30 percent. That would once again be unconstitutional.What he may have forgotten is that, in the context of Hartz IV, courts found after many years that cutting below the subsistence minimum was unconstitutional. As a result, under his oversight, local authorities in Burgenlandkreis unlawfully pushed people in need into even deeper hardship. The law had to be changed due to its unconstitutional nature — thus, the Bürgergeld was introduced. This legislation was also passed by the CDU — the very party Götz Ulrich belongs to. He also seems to ignore the needs of children in affected families — or perhaps he even believes they receive too much, judging by his comments about “considerable sums” going to families with children. According to the district administrator, unreasonably expensive housing is being paid for too long. Yet the legal basis for this also comes from the federal level. Blaming welfare recipients or Ukrainians is hardly in line with Christian values. Ulrich is quoted as saying: “The number of welfare recipients has increased, mainly due to the many Ukrainians. And we’ve become more generous in dealing with recipients, for example with long grace periods for high assets and high housing costs.” Who is “we”? And what does “generous” mean? Are district administrators and politicians public servants or rulers who occasionally grant generosity to their subjects? In his view, there are enough jobs that go unfilled — even positions for the unskilled or those with limited German skills. That may well be true, but he still seems to be looking in the wrong direction. At a demonstration in Lützen with farmers and craftsmen, a craftsman explained the real issue: high costs. He’d like to pay higher wages but can’t pass the costs on to customers. On top of that are rising expenses for energy, CO₂, and tolls — all based on regulations passed by the CDU. As a result, many workers end up with about the same as welfare recipients — or even have to supplement their income. Surely the district administrator is also aware that food banks are overwhelmed and have implemented admission stops and waiting lists. That probably isn’t because there are so many attractive jobs on the labor market. The Unchristian Approach Toward UkrainiansFor Ukrainians, motivation is certainly an issue. Many have realized that the war in Ukraine is dragging on because German politics allows it to. If Ukrainians were eager to fight and die for their government, they wouldn’t have fled. Their return depends solely on the political climate. So why integrate them into the labor market?Adding to this, more and more voices are calling to make it harder for military-aged Ukrainian men to stay in Germany, effectively forcing them to return to Ukraine to obtain new passports. Leading the charge is Hesse, governed by CDU and SPD. Everyone knows that once there, they won’t return with a passport — they’ll be sent to the front. How “Christian” is that? Is There to Be Further Division in Society?With such unchristian rhetoric, society may be further divided — between those who work poorly paid jobs and those for whom working simply doesn't pay off. Any businessperson would think the same. Can anyone really blame them? It’s not the people's fault that the difference between welfare and low wages is minimal or nonexistent. That’s the result of political decisions.Why Is the District Administrator Targeting Welfare Recipients?One can speculate endlessly. But it's obvious that public coffers are running dry. The war in Ukraine is costing a fortune, and now the government wants to increase military spending. Once again, the poor are being asked to tighten their belts, as if they’ve been living in luxury. But major savings could be made elsewhere: for instance, the current coalition has created 1,700 new civil service jobs. Around 30,000 employees work in federal ministries and the chancellery — certainly not for minimum wage. And politicians don’t hesitate when it comes to increasing their own salaries.Welfare Recipients Are the Wrong TargetThe people most affected — those at the bottom of society — are the wrong ones to blame. Especially not by a district administrator earning around €10,000 per month (presumably gross), accusing them of lacking motivation. Criticism should be directed at state and federal governments. That's where the policies are made that shape the economy. Right now, one insolvency report follows another. There’s no economic growth — because the government is focused on ideological matters. Local politicians aren’t pushing back against these policies. You don’t see them at peace demonstrations either.A district administrator who truly cares about his citizens should be able to see the bigger picture and recognize the real causes of the current crisis. But perhaps the truth is that he doesn’t care about citizens or children. Maybe that’s why he argues this way — or, as some would say, incites hatred against the socially disadvantaged. People Are Too Expensive for This State, This GovernmentThere are now discussions about cutting pensions. Apparently, weapons, war, and “transformation” are more important to this government than people — especially older people. The same elderly population that was supposedly worth saving during the “wonderful pandemic years.” Or was it really about saving the shareholders of the miracle (vaccine) manufacturers?Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | 06.08.2024 |
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