Looking at the Consumer Confidence Index, the decrease in the consumer perception index since 2018 was mainly attributable to a decline in perceptions of "employment" (job stability or ease of finding a job) and "overall livelihood."
Things are naturally more difficult now because the challenges are less obvious than ten years ago. That is precisely why I am stimulating this debate. Angela Merkel may be many things – but not a reformer, if most voters do not want reform. I have the impression that the current chancellor, like her predecessors, is looking out for the country’s best interests.