When the Federal Constitutional Court ruled at the end of 2023 that unused money from the special coronavirus fund could not be transferred to the Climate and Transformation Fund, the German government was missing billions of euros (e.g. for climate protection projects). There was a lively debate about how to compensate for the funds: Where could savings be made? Should taxes be increased? How should we proceed with the debt brake?
This debate was intermingled with a question that reaches far into the future: should major projects and investments be financed by new, even massive debt? This would particularly affect future generations, who would benefit from long-term investments, but would also take on a larger financial mortgage.
Über dieses aktuelle Thema referieren und diskutieren der Ökonom Nils Goldschmidt und der Philosoph Christian Neuhäuser.
Special note:
Online participation in the event is possible via livestream on the YouTube channel of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria:
Programme of the event:
Montag, 25. November 2024
6.30 pmAdmission (no snack sales!)
7.00 pm
Greeting
Staatsverschuldung und das Verhältnis der Generationen aus volkswirtschaftlicher Perspektive
Prof. Dr. Nils Goldschmidt,
Professor für Kontextuale Ökonomik und Ökonomische Bildung an der Universität Siegen, Vorsitzender der Aktionsgemeinschaft Soziale Marktwirtschaft e.V.
Investieren oder sparen? Die Perspektive der Generationengerechtigkeit
Prof. Dr. Christian Neuhäuser,
Professor für Praktische Philosophie an der TU Dortmund
20.15 Uhr
Rückfragen und Diskussion
21.00 hrs Ausklang bei Wein und Brot
