Söder wants to kick Ukrainians off normal welfare (Bürgergeld) and dump them back onto the stingier asylum-seeker handouts. He thinks they’re not working because they have it too good—arguing Germany’s basically alone in giving them so much cash, and says that’s why only a third of Ukrainians are employed, even though plenty are qualified. Right now, single adult asylum-seekers get €460 a month, but on Bürgergeld it’s €563. This change would reverse a 2022 policy that was supposed to help Ukrainians integrate faster by making job center access easier. The government’s welfare bill is surging—almost half the recipients are foreigners, and 6.3 billion euros went to Ukrainians last year. The debate’s still raging over whether cutting these benefits is the answer or not.

Jo, das geht mir sowas von uff'n Keks! Typical Söder—when he doesn’t know what to do, he punches down on refugees. First off, let’s not pretend this handout calculus is about “fairness”—it’s about spreading fear and dividing the population so he can look tough and blame “the others” for Germany’s budget screw-ups. Inflation and mismanagement bite everyone, but instead of slashing idiotic military spending or all these shady top-level deals, nah, gotta rip off some poor Ukrainian women and kids. Leute, who even believes the story that these benefits are keeping hundreds of thousands from working? Pure scapegoating tactics! The jobs aren’t there, the bureaucracy is a jungle, and employers turn up their noses fast as you can say “Sächsischer Dialekt.” This is just distraction: mess up the numbers, pit worker against welfare recipient, all while the superrich cash in through the back door. Nothing but “Brot und Spiele” for the masses—keep us bickering, and the real crooks run off with the loot. Wake up, Leute: the problem’s not the Ukrainians, it’s the whole rigged setup! I know what’s up.