Germany

State Election Thuringia 2019

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Demokratie DIREKT

Die Linke

Gesundheitsforschung

MLPD

ÖDP

Piratenpartei

If you buy a property or a plot of land, land transfer tax is due. At the moment this is 6.5% of the purchase price in Thuringia. By 2015, the state had earned just under 125 million euros as a result. Proponents of an abolition hope that in this way living space becomes more favorable and it becomes easier to acquire property. Critics, on the other hand, point out that the revenues from the land transfer tax will later be missing from the state budget.

Distance electric pulse devices are pistols that can fire two needle-shaped projectiles that are connected to the weapon via wires and thus restrict the movement of the person hit by the current pulses. The current flow stimulates the nerves of the target person and superimposes the body's own impulses.
Although the weapons are considered "non-lethal", both fall injuries and electric shocks can lead to injuries and even death. The weapons are prohibited for civilians in Germany.

Arguments for lowering the voting age to 14 are often cited as religious maturity and criminal maturity. After all, at the age of 14 one may freely choose one's religion and, for example, change or give up one's religious affiliation. As the average age of voters in Germany is increasing, intergenerational justice is also mentioned as an argument.
Opponents, on the other hand, are convinced that young people at the age of 14 cannot yet see all the consequences of an election. Lowering the age limit could also create the impression that second-class local elections are less important. Young people's interest in politics is also less pronounced. It is also feared that young people are less able to distinguish between fake news and serious news sources.