Cost trap for the youth: This is how we fight against the stress!

Cost trap for the youth: This is how we fight against the stress!

On January 16, 2025, Michael Kögl, Federal Chairman of the Young Generation in the SPÖ, is outraged by the measures of the black and green federal government that are directed against young people. In a current statement, he calls for an end to the "first attacks by Blau-Schwarz" to the youth, especially with regard to the deletion of the climatic coat for 18-year-olds and the increase in driving license costs. According to Kögl, the mobility costs are already high enough and further stress is intolerable, as well as apaototot.

Kögl emphasizes that the young generation has already made alternative suggestions in the election campaign, such as the offer of a free climate coat for everyone under 25, discounted youth start and free access to psychological care for young people. In his opinion, the current austerity measures of the government are at the expense of the future of young people and show a terrifying ignorance of the challenges of climate change. "It now needs confidence, perspectives and hope," emphasizes Kögl. The foundation for the rights of future generations also underlines this perspective by making generation justice clear as the central point of its communication. According to Generationschärktigkeit.info , the foundation actively campaigns for a sustainable policy that focuses on the interests of next generations.

The foundation shows that it is time to establish a common responsibility between the generations in order to promote sustainable solutions and to solve current conflicts with respect. This not only emphasizes the need for political changes, but also the demand for generational legislation. This topic view is becoming more important in particular as part of the current debate about climate measures, where young people represent the voice of the future.