9/05/2009

132 € is enough per month!

This one is a german prob. It seems, that especially in Berlin they every now and then come up w/new ideas how to cut down the cost for jobless peepz. So, a german tabloid refers to some professor, who apparently said that the amount noted in the header is sufficient(Source:ArteTVlive/Bild) .I can´t help it, though I don´t have to live by the so called Hartz IV, which is officially 359€ per month. In my view it is not even near a minimum wage, even if the state pays the rent and health insurance. But this is Germany. In France there is a similar thing going, but not comparatible. As for the rest of EU or rest of the world I don´t know. And for you, living in Berlin, tonite there is a public? firework of the Pyronale, the european champioships of fireworkers. Have you all a nice We. ...Martin, thx for the comment...and David deleted his Blog Game post after being 11 comments behind Mboy!

4 comments:

Ty said...

jez ,man...our unemployed get 1,204 Oz dollars a mth and they say there poor (and its cheaper to live here)

and our minimum wage is double that

peace:)

Pilgrim said...

You´re damn right, Ty, especially when I think, that 1000 Aussie$ are like 1600 €!

Mickle in NZ said...

I'm on a benefit, as is referred to here - Invalids Benefit. Means I have health troubles that will last for more than two years.

I get $NZ 306.00 a week. Now to any one reading this comment, most of my health issues I have paid for myself.

I paid taxes and used my health insurance to cover six of the seven lots of surgery and the many specialist follow ups.

The weekly money is to pay for everything - mortgage, bills, rates, insurance and living. This allows an existence only.

Is a daily struggle with the clinacal depression to even get out of bed each day. I have a job,where the income would really help, if only I could get myslef there.

Sorry that I "landed you with all this" dear Pilgrim. Guess I want to show that this is all over the "western World"


On a heaps nicer note - are you prepared to reveal just what your Doctoral Thesis will be about???

Hope the leggy is getting better, care and love from Michelle - always, Zebbycat is soundly, quietly asleep!!! Woohooo!

xxxxxx and huggles to you

Anonymous said...

Well, over here in the UK even the Members of Parliment (MPs) have been caught scamming the system. It's just a mess over here :/

Can't wait to emigrate at some point after university!