Overview
- The ARD talk show airs Sunday, 14 September at 21:45 on Das Erste, with the episode available shortly after in the ARD Mediathek.
- The program centers on the question “Schadet linke Politik unserem Wohlstand, Frau Reichinnek?” in the context of Germany’s budget debate.
- Die Linke co-chair Heidi Reichinnek brings proposals for higher taxes on wealth and inheritances, closing tax loopholes, and a sanction‑free €1,200 Bürgergeld.
- Economist Philippa Sigl‑Glöckner of Dezernat Zukunft contributes expertise from the commission on modernizing the debt brake and advocates greater public investment.
- Table.Media editor‑in‑chief Michael Bröcker is expected to challenge The Left’s social‑policy agenda and call for reforms including tougher Bürgergeld sanctions as NRW votes.