In Germany we guarantee everyone a basic standard of living. We have many people who can actually work but don’t see any point in doing so, since they would would barely get any more money.

Their choice:

1. Don’t work at all and get the basics paid by government

2. Work 40 hours a week and have just a little bit more.

Don’t you think the incentives are off?

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Do you have a graph for income (all sources) / salary?

Remember seeing that for UK about 15 years ago and there were a series of inverted cliffs, where you earn £1 over some threshold and lose a state benefit.

Was quite revealing to see it laid out graphically.

Like this?

Check this site, lots of 1971 charts

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com

Like this…

Ah, no sorry. But I am also interested in charts like this. Great visualization