Rehabilitate federal finances by increasing federal taxes. — Benefit

Benefit

The additional expenses would be covered.

Discussion

• Dario Miglioretto (2026-02-26): The additional expenses might possibly be covered, but food whets the appetite. If additional expenses can simply be covered by tax increases, this arouses desires everywhere - and new additional expenses follow, and tax increases are the consequence.
• ↳ Oliver Herren (2026-03-01): An important point. But one can also view the increasing nationalization under the aspect of decommodification: In an increasingly complex world, it is often more efficient and fairer to organize essential areas such as education, infrastructure, and old-age provision as public goods. This creates added value for everyone. This removes these basic needs from pure market pressure and creates a reliable basis for all citizens. Rather than a step backward, this is for me a necessary adaptation to modernity that guarantees social stability. And the beauty of our democracy is: In the end, we as the population decide ourselves which areas of life we want to secure together in solidarity and which we leave to the market.