Because of subventions, cost allocations accounting for the causality in social security would no longer be possible. For social security, health-, and unemployment insurance, the insured persons should pay the genuine prices. Instead of subsidizing entire systems, those who cannot manage the true expense of elementary social benefits should be supported by the state through reduced tax rates or through transfer payments. These measures correspond to the basic rule that citizens should be taxed and supported according to their competitiveness. The lack of cost transparency in social security does not promote unwanted developments by itself.
Shortsightedness concerning the problems of high employment expenses contributes as well.
Without a doubt, the acknowedgement that the efficient use of energy does not take place, because energy nowadays is too cheap, is correct. The fact that new jobs are not being created in Germany because employment is too expensive also remains undisputed. However, to conclude that social security ought to be subsidized with the revenue from ecological taxes indicates shortsightedness. In the end, the high costs of employment could be the result of various causes. The principle of cause should not be violated by the return of revenue obtained from an environmental tax.