Not only in politics, in economic policy, there is, at best, in theory, a clear “Right” or “Wrong!”, even if the Grand-master of the word, give this impression. Mostly, uniqueness prevails even in theory, and certainly not in the practical application of each measure depends on many circumstances, also by the way it is communicated, how, and in the end, quite banal of moods. This is clear in view of completely contradictory reviews of the huge rescue package in Germany.
Finally, call the a, the primacy of the market, that to govern does not aspire to selfishness and profit, on the back of the state to the rightful task is to ensure that justice and solidarity.
Oh, what to say to the other, when has because ruled the market really? We are not slid on the contrary, long in the politically-orchestrated welfare state? As different as you can see these things, a couple of certainties should find in this epic struggle, as in the mists of time once in a Bundestag election campaign was the cry: freedom or socialism.
The billions in aid from the Federal government are pretty solid Realpolitik
Firstly: The issue will not be decided by the current economic programme of the Grand coalition. Due to a massive economic collapse, many billions of euros to give businesses and consumers support and Confidence, is a classic anti-cyclically. The can agree who holds the state more for the poorer entrepreneurs.
Whether the concrete measures to be sitting or not, whether the reduction in VAT will really stimulate consumption, whether in direct subsidies, such as a 300-Euro child bonus from an economic perspective, waste of money – all this and many other things are technical questions, to make judgments about only in retrospect-final will be.
Secondly, the fiscal stimulus will be recognizable to many approaches to meet. It combined supply and demand policy, sets consumer incentives and strengthens the company. There is impetus for public and private investment. Invested in digitisation and education. It screwed back neither the welfare state nor is it builds him as a priority. The state is involved in the company, but he has already made the Exit in view. In short, the Whole no law is made in the direction of decision-making, but pretty solid Realpolitik.
This helps thirdly, on the question of whether Germany now comes from an era of neoliberalism, or of the secret of socialism, and how it goes. Since Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Oh what, ever since Willy Brandt, and later, significantly, under Angela Merkel, is the social state in Germany has been showing the statistics. At the same time, there has been, also undeniably, privatization, and deregulation – but, and here it comes: not as part of a concept, but rather arbitrary, and every time an interest group has. The best example is in the banking regulation (under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder), which led in the end to the great financial crisis are loose.
Much more exciting a other question is: How systematic, open, and transparent economic policy – have a command of lobbyists, according to the random battle arrangement more or less the field? The auto industry, the purchase premium was discontinued, against the concentrated Power of the industry of the car countries and the trade unions – this could be at the end of the beginning of the true time reversal.