/biz/ - Business & Finance

>income tax 42%
>social contributions 17%
>VAT at 19% and they are about to raise it for restaurant food from 7% to 19%
>average salary with bachelors degree is 39k€
>net salary after tax and social contributions is 2.2k€ tops
>average meal costs 25€ by now for a pizza or pasta and it tastes like shit
>minimum wage only 12€/hr and most jobs pay max 14€/hr if you are lucky
>gas at 2.1€/liter
>electricity at 0.5€/kWh
>driving license costs 3k-4k€
>a two room apartment 50m2 costs 1000€ all-in even in shithole cities (let me not even start with frankfurt, berlin, munich or hamburg)
>grocery prices through the roof

Is it even possible to make it in this shithole if your parents aren't already rich and have a house?? How the fuck is someone supposed to build wealth in this country when pay for academics is 2.2-2.5k€ net tops, 800-1000€ going for rent for a shit-tier apartment next to rapefugees,200-300€ in utilities, 150€ in insurance, 200-300€ in gas for commuting, 400-500€ for groceries etc.??