An old disease
Germany shares an old disease with other European countries, it is getting old. A report written in 2005 by the European Commission paints the picture for us:
From now until 2030 the EU will lack 20.8 million (6.8 per cent) people (*) of working age. In 2030 roughly two active people (15-65) will have to take care of one inactive person (65+). And Europe will have 18 million children and young people fewer than today.
This trend started many years ago and has been accelerating. Germany needs children, and, unfortunatly for all the families victim of it, the answer is very German: combining their addiction to paperwork & administration with family policies that seem taken straight out of a Third Reich manual.
