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Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds

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126 points petermcneeley | 2 comments | 06 Dec 25 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.615s | source
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nicbou ◴[07 Dec 25 00:00 UTC] No.46177825[source]▶
To offer a bit of context, the same government just voted to raise current pensions at the expense of steep taxation hikes for current workers, made massive cuts to social services, and is now discussing military service.

This generation is rightfully feeling like they're getting a sore deal.

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throwawaypath[dead post] ◴[07 Dec 25 06:45 UTC] No.46179704[source]▶
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bulbar ◴[07 Dec 25 07:28 UTC] No.46179910[source]▶
Not sure about refugees, but we are for sure in dire need of migration from skilled workers - health care sector is an example. It's still too complicated to migrate and on the other hand it's to still to difficult to remove criminals. The former government improved the situation, but did not fully solve the problem.
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1. throwaway_dang ◴[07 Dec 25 08:05 UTC] No.46180059[source]▶
What percentage of immigrants coming from those regions would you consider to be skilled migrants?

Many parts of Africa have below 80% literacy rates[1] and that's in their respective language; coming to Europe would likely mean learning a new language as well as learning a completely foreign country. If we're speaking about Germany specifically, Germany didn't colonize as many places as the British, Dutch or French so they are unlikely to speak German.

If you want skilled workers, why not simply train those workers locally?

[1]: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/literacy-...

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2. nicbou ◴[07 Dec 25 10:44 UTC] No.46180760[source]▶
The large majority, since the requirements for non-refugees are basically to pay taxes and support themselves. Immigration is my job. If you want to be curious rather than judgemental we can talk about it.