You know the horrors of a welfare state? These millennials aren't buying it.
"I don’t worry about not being able to pay my bills here." A move to Germany let her pay off $130,000 in student debt in three years.
From loving the community outside Berlin where they live to Germany’s social safety net that allowed them to save between $1000 and $3000 each month, this American woman is quite happy with life in a social welfare state.1
Germany provides guaranteed healthcare, pensions, parental leave, tuition-free university and even unemployment insurance. Click to read more about how this 33-year-old woman’s move there allowed her to pay off $130K in student debt in 34 months, and what she sees as the benefits—not horrors—of this system.
A social welfare state is a a government system that protects citizens from economic and social risks through social programs and policies. The goal is to ensure that all citizens have access to basic needs like food, shelter, and medical care. Germany is a social welfare state; read more about Germany’s system here.