WEBVTT 00:00.320 --> 00:07.012 The German federal government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, has set itself the goal of implementing major 00:07.012 --> 00:11.104 reforms in the areas of health care, pensions, and taxes. 00:11.104 --> 00:19.918 If you look at the plans for the upcoming healthcare reform, they seem more like a list of cuts and reductions. 00:19.918 --> 00:25.551 Premiums are rising more and more, and benefits are being cut further and further. 00:25.551 --> 00:32.766 For example, homeopathic treatment is no longer covered; an additional premium must be paid for spouses who 00:32.766 --> 00:37.020 were previously covered at no extra cost, and so on. 00:37.020 --> 00:42.299 However, this is not a genuine reform involving fundamental changes that would make 00:42.299 --> 00:45.620 our health care system fit for the future. 00:45.620 --> 00:51.490 Similar drastic measures are also expected with regard to pensions, most notably a 00:51.490 --> 00:54.673 significant increase in the retirement age. 00:54.673 --> 01:01.237 For people in physically demanding jobs—such as tradespeople—who cannot work until age 70 because their bodies 01:01.237 --> 01:07.305 can no longer handle it, this amounts to a de facto reduction in their pension benefits. 01:07.305 --> 01:12.958 Even now, more and more people who have worked hard their entire lives and paid into the 01:12.958 --> 01:16.448 system are struggling with poverty in old age. 01:16.448 --> 01:18.929 But why is there a shortage of money everywhere? 01:18.929 --> 01:23.408 What kind of reforms would truly make our country future-proof, rather than leading to 01:23.408 --> 01:25.960 the next round of cuts in just a few years? 01:25.960 --> 01:29.226 Of course, there are many reasons why people don't have enough money. 01:29.226 --> 01:37.120 Examples include the immense investments in military buildup, the vast sums spent during the COVID-19 crisis, the costs resulting 01:37.120 --> 01:44.952 from massive migration to Germany, the energy transition, which is causing our energy and innovation costs to skyrocket, and the 01:44.952 --> 01:50.337 funding of supranational organizations such as the UN, the EU, the WHO, Gavi , etc. , to 01:50.337 --> 01:53.780 which Germany consistently contributes generously. 01:53.780 --> 01:59.264 All of this costs taxpayers many billions. 01:59.264 --> 02:08.260 However, there is also an issue whose scope exceeds all of the challenges mentioned above and which also contributes to them: 02:08.260 --> 02:14.464 This is our current tuition system, which, first and foremost, urgently needs to be reformed. 02:14.464 --> 02:19.546 Although Germany has record tax revenues of approximately 1 trillion euros, it is nevertheless sinking into 02:19.546 --> 02:22.865 debt, just like the vast majority of other countries. 02:22.865 --> 02:28.700 Germany's national debt stood at approximately 2.7 trillion euros at the end of 2025. 02:28.700 --> 02:33.408 Approximately 598 million euros in new debt is incurred every day. 02:33.408 --> 02:41.348 Interest on government debt alone now accounts for the third-largest budget item. It amounts to €50 billion annually. 02:41.348 --> 02:46.964 This means that for every euro the German government borrows, 23 cents go directly back to 02:46.964 --> 02:51.100 creditors without being used to fund any public services. 02:51.100 --> 02:56.504 But why does the government actually have to borrow money and pay it back with interest? 02:56.504 --> 02:59.145 Why doesn't he print it himself? 02:59.145 --> 03:05.560 Why do we put ourselves in a position of dependence on banks and large asset managers, such as BlackRock? 03:05.560 --> 03:12.097 Why isn't any of the parties represented in the Bundestag calling for a reform of this system? 03:12.097 --> 03:15.802 Henry Ford said more than 100 years ago: 03:15.802 --> 03:22.360 "If people understood the monetary system, we'd have a revolution by tomorrow morning." 03:22.360 --> 03:25.278 But what does Ford mean by this statement? 03:25.278 --> 03:33.754 What is the dark secret behind the monetary system that is almost never discussed in the media or in political circles? 03:33.754 --> 03:39.683 A film that explains this with wonderful clarity and simplicity is the story of Fabian the 03:39.683 --> 03:43.191 goldsmith, which we are rebroadcasting today. 03:43.191 --> 03:50.763 It is particularly relevant right now and reveals the underlying causes of the current financial crises as 03:50.763 --> 03:57.055 well as the wars that are currently being waged again or are being prepared with great effort.