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Mind you, it is not like I am not happy to hear good results reported by business. According to the latest statistics by the Federal Employment Agency of October, “only” 2.945 million people have no job. After the dark predictions of a few months ago due to the economical crisis, this is a really good number.

Unfortunately, I remember the announcement that Hartz-IV recipients will no longer get anything for their retirement insurance.

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After listening to what our Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel said, I once more had to start thinking. She spoke in favour of reserve data storage and a visa warning file. Besides, there must not be any extralegal spheres – which should also be true for the internet.

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The word democracy is derived from the Greek “demos” (the people) and “kratia” (power). So in a democracy, the power is with the people.

But what has it turned into? Do our representatives still feel compelled to govern as the people would wish them to?

Rather, it seems that our politicians act more and more in the interest of special groups, businesses and their own profit.

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