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Green party's leader proposed to impose social security contributions on capital gains. Germany's social security system is collapsing due to demographic change and the country's declining economy. The system is bleeding money, and there are not enough working people to contribute. So, the politicians are looking for new sources of income to fund the system. In this attempt, Habeck (Green party leader) proposed imposing social security contributions on capital gains. This actually means...