Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany Episode 134: Daddy Day Trip
On the show this week:
We kick things off with a discussion on the changes to Elterngeld in Germany which will see couples earning over €150,000 become ineligible for state support. Is this progress or regression, should we really feel bad about excluding wealthy people from tax-funded benefits, and how might it affect gender roles?
A social media post from a husband leaving his wife to look after four children while he holidays in Tenerife leads us to a debate on parental responsibility, and whether we can judge people’s ability to parent from social media posts. How should parenting be balanced between partners?
We finish on an initiative in Berlin to test illegal drugs without involving law enforcement in the hopes of protecting people from overdoses and dangerous additives. Is this promoting the use of drugs or pragmatic thinking?
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