"Because we can't do anything about it." – Or you just don't want to? One line from the SPD's campaign in Saxony-Anhalt explains why Germany's democratic parties are losing, and why that's a choice, not a constraint.
The Family Paradox — Why Germany Subsidises Marriage Instead of Families Germany spends €25 billion a year on a tax instrument that requires no family as a condition. The Ehegattensplitting is not a design flaw. It is the design.