"Club 3"

Minimum income: “Magnet for social parasites!”

CLUB 3(Bild: krone.tv)

In today's "Club 3" show, presenter Tanja Pfaffeneder welcomes Vienna FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp, funding expert Samy El Makarem and "Krone" domestic affairs journalist Petja Mladenova. The program will be broadcast as usual from the Grand Hotel in Vienna. Nepp raises eyebrows by canceling the promised Corona U Committee.

During the election campaign, the FPÖ promised a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the Corona period. For the ÖVP, which is currently conducting government negotiations with the Freedom Party at federal level, a Corona U committee is an absolute no-go, according to party leader Christian Stocker. The Viennese FPÖ leader clearly backed away from these election promises in the "Club 3" program. Clarification had been promised, but this did not necessarily have to happen in a sub-committee.

The investigation could just as well be carried out by a commission in which all parties are represented. "As a citizen, I don't care about that." As an opposition party, you need the sub-committee to get access to the files. In government, however, you have access to them, says Nepp. He also referred to the costs of a sub-committee.

Red alert in the schools
In educational institutions, there are increasing reports from teachers about growing violence and conflicts that begin in kindergarten. What used to be considered a protected phase of child development is now increasingly becoming a challenge for educators. Cultural diversity also plays a role in many groups. The "Krone" spoke to affected educators.

They reported a lack of German language skills, a lack of etiquette and violence. "The children need to be helped to learn German in order to become socially acceptable and employable. But parents should also be held accountable, otherwise social benefits will have to be cut," says Vienna FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp.

Petja Mladenova, Samy El Makarem, Tanja Pfaffeneder, Dominik Nepp (from left to right)(Bild: krone.tv)

Minimum income "now a magnet for social parasites"
Austria is a welfare state that is now often exploited. For people living alone and single parents, the maximum amount of social assistance in 2025 is 1209 euros. The support expert, better known as the "support minister", Samy El Makarem, has clear words on this: "The minimum income costs around 1.5 billion euros a year, it has now become a magnet for social parasites, why should people still go to work and possibly slip into burnout. Many people no longer understand this concept."

You can watch the program "Club 3" every Tuesday from 9.15 pm on krone.tv