Leipzig. This week, the LVZ readers are discussing the uncertainties surrounding the future of the Leipzig small trade fair, about very full RE-50 trains between Leipzig and Dresden, about the new naval headquarters in Rostock, about culture for top politicians and again about the Leipziger Authors Clemens Meyer.
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The capacity utilization of the trains was underestimated
To the post “Deutschlandticket pushes the popular Saxonia Express to its limits” via the RE 50 train connection between Leipzig and Dresden:
It’s not just the RE 50 that is a problem, the RE 13 to Magdeburg and the RE 20 to Eisenach are also constantly overcrowded. I’m just wondering why double-decker cars have been in use elsewhere for a long time, for example from Wittenberg to Stralsund, from Berlin-South to Stralsund, from Magdeburg to Halle or from Berlin-South to Rostock. I assume that those responsible for the tender underestimated the capacity utilization of the trains (Helmut Sander, 04107 Leipzig).
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More than two years of chaos for travelers
To the post “Deutschlandticket pushes the popular Saxonia Express to its limits” via the RE 50 train connection between Leipzig and Dresden:
We have been using the Saxonia Express at longer intervals since 2015. At the beginning we traveled with double-decker trains, and in recent years we have used smaller trains. Overcrowding is apparently now the norm, and the railways also know that. In addition to overcrowding, there are regular delays and train cancellations. Just a few weeks ago we wanted to drive from Dresden to Leipzig. There was a double train in Dresden. After many travelers had found space on one part of the train, it was announced that this part of the train would remain in Dresden. The subsequent chaos when changing trains does not need to be described here. But the railway is not planning a change until the end of 2026 at the earliest! So more than two years of chaos on the journey. Change here is progressing very slowly, but when it comes to annual price increases, the railway is moving very quickly. Higher prices equal decreasing service and reduction in offerings. The railway is actually planning this and who is taking action against it? Wish you a safe journey (Jürgen Munk, via email).
The small trade fair is gone – and more traffic
To the post “Future of small trade fair on Cottaweg uncertain again”:
Leipzig’s largest folk festival, the Kleinmesse, not only survived several social systems, but in the past also offered many Leipzig citizens something to do on a slightly smaller budget away from gigantic amusement parks. Now she should disappear from her usual place and make way for RB. At a time when municipalities should actually be ensuring a reduction in private transport, the opposite is likely to happen soon. In the future, we will have to expect a significant additional burden due to increased traffic at home games. I don’t understand whose intention this is (Steffen Liebscher, 04155 Leipzig).
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Assumption about household wealth is irrational
To the post “Lauterbach admits financial problems with care”:
After rumors circulated about the insolvency of the nursing care insurance, the Minister of Health K. Lauterbach was forced to make a press statement in his ministry. As a result, many press reviews were published. Among them was one from the chairman of the private health insurance company, Mr. Thomas Brahm. The insurance manager explained that, based on a report commissioned by the PKV, 70 percent of those insured by private health insurance be able to provide inpatient care themselves for several years: “Despite all prophecies of doom, the vast majority of people can bear the care costs themselves in old age.” According to this, households in Germany have a net worth of 320,000 euros, including real estate. It is therefore reasonable to use the assets to potentially finance care costs. As a result, the contribution rate could not increase significantly and secure the private health insurance budget. I wonder in which circles of insured persons the report was prepared? If those with statutory health insurance have their assets, up to a savings fund of 10,000 euros (just enough for a funeral), used for care, even though they have paid into long-term care insurance all their lives, such considerations seem to me to be the same as those of the PKV chairman proposed for those insured by private insurance, irrational (Klaus Härtel, 04179 Leipzig).
Just a defiant reaction from the Saxon SPD
To the post “Corona committee and blackberry probes suspended for the time being”:
There is consensus in the Saxon state parliament that lessons must be learned from the pandemic, but the manner in which this should be done is controversial. If the BSW approves a request from the AfD for a committee of inquiry, it is by no means mendacious and dishonest, as SPD politicians claim, but corresponds to the BSW’s statements before the state elections. The SPD’s suspension of exploratory talks with the BSW is a defiance reaction and shows little sovereignty (Sieghart Hofmann, 4177 Leipzig).
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Many chefs spoil the broth when exploring
To the post “Corona committee and blackberry probes suspended for the time being”:
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the interests of voters are being subordinated to the power struggle between party leaders. Of course, reaching agreement with three partners is more complicated than with one. But what is the reality: Some are not allowed to, others apparently don’t want to and the third needs several partners. A back and forth like in the federal government and a sensible state government should be created that realizes the interests of the state of Saxony?
The interests lie not only in the establishment of a Corona committee, but also in the future of Saxony and the well-being of its citizens. Only a limited number of meaningful and realistic discussion partners should be allowed to take part in the discussions. Details must be arranged in working groups beforehand. Because: Many cooks spoil the broth (Jürgen Haase via email).
Simply accept the jury’s decision
To the post “Meyer criticizes jury: ‘A disgrace for literature’” about the reaction of the Leipzig writer to the alleged favorite being ignored for the German Book Prize:
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What kind of Meyerei? By the way, an author from Transylvania was also on the list. And in my opinion she deserved the price. Did she let out an undignified wolf cry in the clearing? She didn’t! All other nominees also accepted the decision. So, Mr Literat, just try flirting with reality (Roland Barwinsky, 07927 Hirschberg).
In Kazan signs of three worldviews
To the editorial “Putin is fooling the world” about the meeting of Brics countries in Russia:
Again and again the stereotypical story about the charlatan Putin, about Russia as a raw materials colony, etc. It would be interesting, for example, to find out whether there is a special intention behind the choice of Kazan as the venue for the Brics summit. I have no idea about this. At the same time, I don’t know where your information about Kazan (“Russian rusty houses”) comes from, perhaps not from my own experience. I was there in 2018 and, among other things, was fascinated by the juxtaposition of world views. One of the largest mosques in Europe stands there next to a cathedral and a few meters away the Musa Jalil monument (a Tatar poet executed in Plötzensee in 1944). It’s just a good thing that some Germans always have ready-made judgments (Wieland Remde, 04157 Leipzig).
Rostock does not correspond to the spirit of the 2+4 contract
To the post “NATO is strengthening its Baltic Sea flank in Rostock” from October 22nd:
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The opening of the new German Navy headquarters in Rostock raises a number of questions. In the 2+4 Treaty, which was signed in 1990 by the Federal Republic of Germany, the GDR – as well as the USA, Great Britain, France and the USSR, the contracting parties committed themselves to East Germany that “foreign armed forces and nuclear weapons or their carriers” in this part Germany may neither be stationed nor relocated there (Article 5, Paragraph 3). In return, all troops and military personnel of the Soviet Army are withdrawn from East Germany. The Additional Protocol to the Treaty also states that any questions arising will be resolved “in a reasonable and responsible manner,” taking into account the security interests of each Party. Foreign military personnel are now involved on site in the new Rostock naval headquarters, even if they are initially subordinate to Germany – after a few years Poland and Sweden will take over management. So foreign military personnel are on duty in Rostock every day, but according to the current reading they are not stationed there? It is possible that such an approach corresponds to the letters of the 2+4 contract. This certainly does not correspond to the spirit of this contract (Jörg Braut, 04683 Naunhof).
According to financial situation: Prime Ministers without culture in barracks
To the contributions “Culture in the evening: Kretschmer visits the opera with his colleagues”:
Ten employees of the Saxon State Chancellery spent two years preparing the Prime Minister’s Conference in Leipzig. It’s just our tax money! An MPK without a cultural program, for example in a Bundeswehr barracks, would have cost a fraction in times of tight budgets (Jens Pfau, 04357 Leipzig).
Hospital deaths continue
To the post “Sana buys clinics for one euro” on the decision to privatize the previously district-owned Mulental clinics:
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According to the news from October 24th, the Muldentalkliniken (Leipzig district) are to be sold because there is a lack of money. The new owner doesn’t give away any money either. In Saxony, 76 of over 130 hospitals have been closed in the last 35 years. That’s over 42 percent. This is shameful for the East. The new hospital reform probably can’t save either? Roman Herzog said on January 10, 2017: There has to be a jolt through Germany! But when? (Hartmut Wendisch, 01465 Dresden).
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