Thilo Sarrazin

Germany, still a strong country in the middle of Europe, has been in relative decline for years: the birth rate continues to fall, educational performance is declining, Germany is falling behind in research, the forces of growth are flagging, prosperity is no longer increasing and the infrastructure is decaying. Millions of immigrants from other cultures are flooding into the social security system. The explosion in social spending is overwhelming public budgets. The Bundeswehr is bare and incapable of defending the country. Bureaucracy is increasing all the time. The tax system is hostile to performance. A utopian climate change is endangering the foundations of prosperity. In his new book, Thilo Sarrazin shows how all these factors are connected. He unravels the complex web, describes what can no longer be changed and shows which path a future-oriented policy should take.