>Be German senior software engineer in 2026
>Wake up in 36°C apartment
>No AC because bad for climate and electricity costs 35 to 40 cents per kWh
>Decide to drive to work
>Fuel above €2 per liter for months
>Take train instead
>Train late
>Long-distance train punctuality at 58.7%
>Finally arrive at your €60k job
>Germany's tax wedge for average single worker is 49.3%
>Second highest in OECD
>Coffee machine chatter about social contributions heading toward 44.5% by 2028
>Someone says at least pension will be there
>Everyone laughs
>Check crypto
>It's down
>Government still removes one-year tax exemption on crypto
>DAC8 helpfully reports it to the Finanzamt
>Buy coke zero
>ALARM, sugar tax pending! Ze Little treat waz detected!
>Try paying €10,001 in cash
>Illegal from 2027
>Non-EU bank account illegal from 2027
>Digital euro and Digital ID coming soon
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