How far should the responsibilities of the rich European Union? On this important issue Friedrich A. von Hayek has been a pioneering early response:”There must be a power Which can restrain the different nations from action harmful to their neighbors, a set of rules what a state may do, and an authority capable of enforcing these rules. Readmore…
How Once again, has shown the occasion of the Pope's visit to Germany, the EKD is obviously still holds less than Pope Benedict XVI. The representatives of the EKD vying for the kindness of the Pope regarding his willingness to overcome the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism in the context of theological ecumenism: the economics of some established paradigms. Readmore…
St. Augustine of which the wonderful sigh comes from: “Lord, give me chastity, but not equal,” was not a “strange saint.” He knew only from the interplay of virtue, self-restraint and temptation. Like all intellectuals of the ancient world he knew the myth of Odysseus, who anticipates his own weakness and can be tied to the mast in order to be able to resist future temptations. Readmore…
Public debate and the business sections of newspapers currently seem to know only two issues – the problem of debt in the euro area, southern Ireland, and in addition to the now dissolved first debt crisis in the U.S.. It is easy to forget that in Germany we have a debt problem – and in a larger scale than is currently standing on the paper in Greece. Readmore…
The euro currency union does not come from the headlines and the Euro-crisis policy has now lost all credibility. This greatly complicates the problem solving and contributes to the current challenges are even greater, decreases the effectiveness of individual measures and worsen the prospects for a speedy restoration. Readmore…
Recently suggested the players' union contract for the union footballer.Although To create all the young athletes who hope to make the leap into professional sports, know that even before the end of her career is at some point, is hardly in a young athlete for this stage of life. It may end the career in professional sports are just as unpredictable and also meet the young athlete to injury. Readmore…
In science, there are Cumulative, substitutive and regressive growth of knowledge. Cumulative means that the knowledge stock grows over time, substitutes, that traditional knowledge is replaced by better, and circularly, that realization is temporarily forgotten, rediscovered. This insight should encourage reflection on accepted theories – this is the case in the interest and capital theory. Readmore…
The European House is not in a well-ordered state. Several problems jeopardize the Economic and Monetary Union: a tighter tone between the representatives of different nations. How can Europe deal with these difficulties? How Germany should respond to the problem situation? These issues are discussed below with reference to three future scenarios. Readmore…
The German economy expanded in the first half of 2010, unexpectedly strong. This growth will not continue. The economic cycle but still shows a steady upward. Real gross domestic product in 2010 will be a good 3 ¼ per cent over the previous year. The economic life of this country is still in the recovery process. Readmore…
Prologue: Imagine a political talk show in which someone proposes to abolish the statutory health insurance and the performance of SHI in the future instead be financed through income tax surcharge on the following:• Up to a limit of 3,750 €, the rate is 15 percent.• Between € 3,750 and € 9,250 to the tax rate decreases gradually to 6 percent. Readmore…