AfD Kompakt, April 23, 2024.
That the reduction-free pension at 63 was an expensive election gift of the SPD to its – it needs be said, former – core voters is clear. Nevertheless, the problem is presently in abeyance, since alone the age limit is already continually pushed higher; for those born after 1964, to 65 years. What is overlooked by the entirety of these calculations: The focus on the fixed age limit is no longer suitable for today’s real life of employees.
We of the AfD delegation demand more freedom and self-determination in regards pension entry. And to that pertains: 45 contribution years are enough. Who has collected this should also without a reduction be pensioned, which can but need not be at 63. To that extent, there is nothing “to abolish”. Only one thing is certain. No one should need to work longer than to 67 years.
Concerning pensions, the FDP has
never distinguished itself with especially original proposals which go beyond “we
all need to work much longer”. To a pension reform belongs a socio-political
concept and a solid financing. For both, the FDP has nothing to offer, which is
seen in the fully under-financed “equities pension” [Aktienrente]. What the FDP now contributes to the pension at 63 is
just more wind. “12 Point Plan”, that sounds snappy, only the question is: What
has the FDP actually done in the last three years?
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