Debate sharper rules - Internal criticism of Linnemann's demand for citizen's income
For his demand, presumably work-averse Social Security recipients to completely withdraw the basic security, CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann faces opposition from the social wing of his own party. "The demand of CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann disregards reality," criticized the Vice-Chairman of the Christian Democratic Labor Union (CDA), Christian Baumler. "Who is not reachable for the Job Centers often has psychological problems." Forcing people in Germany to go hungry is at least inconsistent with the Christian human image, Baumler added.
Previously, Linnemann had told the newspapers of the Funke Media Group: "The statistics suggest that a six-figure number of people are fundamentally unwilling to accept work." In such cases, the state should assume that this person is not in need.
Against the backdrop of significantly increased expenses for Social Security, the federal government has already announced regulatory tightening to encourage more recipients to take up work. Thus, a longer way to work should be acceptable, rejection of a reasonable job should be punished with increased benefit cuts, and also black market work should lead to benefit reductions.
- Christian Bäumler, the Vice-Chairman of the Christian Democratic Labor Union (CDA), disagreed with CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann's proposal to withdraw basic security from work-averse Social Security recipients.
- During a conversation with Funke Media Group newspapers, Linnemann argued that a substantial number of people are fundamentally unwilling to work, suggesting that they should not receive benefits.
- In response to Linnemann's proposal, Baumler suggested that people who are difficult to reach for Job Centers might have psychological issues, and forcing them to go hungry contradicts the Christian human image.
- In light of increased expenses for Social Security, the German government has proposed regulatory changes to incentivize more recipients to work, including accepting a longer path to employment, penalizing unreasonable job rejections, and reducing benefits for black market work.
- Despite these changes, Christian Bäumler, along with the social wing of the CDU, remains opposed to Linnemann's demand to completely withdraw basic security from work-averse Social Security recipients.
