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#mut #merz #cdu What will happen to Germany if Merz becomes Chancellor? In the "MUT Talk" with Tijen Onaran, CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann outlines what his party plans to do with migration, the economy, and pensions. He is sending clear messages to the Greens - and to AfD voters. In the "MUT Talk" with Tijen Onaran, CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann makes it clear how politics would change under a Chancellor Friedrich Merz. "There must be an immediate change in Germany," says Linnemann, outlining an immediate program to implement immediately effective measures. "No more blathering," he stresses, and promises in the event of a takeover of power: "Christmas 2025 will be different for people." On migration policy, Linnemann says: "Common sense says: We need to know who is in the country and who isn't." If the EU's external borders do not work, the German borders must be more closely monitored, says Linnemann. His vision: "Controls in third countries - take in refugees who really need help via quotas." With regard to the experiences since 2015, he admits: "We were too tolerant and liberal - but we have learned the lessons from 2015." Linnemann also speaks about pension policy and advocates an "active pension". He criticizes the mentality of "counting the days until retirement", which he sees especially in Germany. His proposal: Those who reach the statutory retirement age should then be able to earn up to 2000 euros a month tax-free. This should create incentives to continue working in retirement, "preferably part-time". With regard to the economy, the CDU general secretary is calling for a fundamental reorganization in five points: "First the earning, then the distribution," is Linnemann's central message. In addition, taxes should be adjusted so that overtime becomes more attractive and a reform of the middle class is possible. A digital platform should be introduced to secure skilled workers "so that things go faster". He also demands that energy prices must fall, particularly for energy-intensive industries, and criticizes the bureaucracy in Germany: "In Germany, there is no problem of awareness, but rather a problem of implementation." Linnemann is pragmatic about the possible cooperation with the Greens. "I could work with Omid Nouripour," he explains, but also notes that there is often little willingness to talk about migration: "When I say borders, the conversation is already over." In a direct message to AfD voters, Linnemann concludes: "Whoever votes for them strengthens the left-greens."