There was a good commentary piece in Focus today, written by Benjamin Konietzny....on the topic of the German Health Ministers (from the various states, and Federal Minister) who met this past weekend, and decided that as folks returned from 'hot-zones' where Corona might be (like Greece or Croatia, or Spain).....that they need to be tested at the German airports upon arrival back in the country.
So they added this one curious segment....it'd be free (in other words....someone would pay but not the traveler).
So Konietzny asked the correct question.....why is the government sponsoring this or paying for this? His thought was.....why not make the traveler pay for it himself?
The current cost? If you go for the ultimate cheap test (requiring 8 to 12 hours)....it's around 110-to-130 Euro (depending on the source). A couple with two kids? Well....440 Euro, which is a fair chunk of money.
I kinda agree with this logic. You could go and do a extra 'tax' for using the airport, adding 110 Euro onto each ticket purchased, and give the guy a free test upon arriving back in Germany.
Will these tests eventually get down to 40 Euro? I would suggest that by the end of 2021....some cheap method will be found to test folks.
It'll shock me if regular tax-paying Germans buy off on this 'free' deal. Most would eventually stand there and ask....who exactly is paying for the 'free' test, and wise-up over the political parties involved in this who are just 'gifting' people this deal.
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