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Have you tried applying for these programs? On paper the possibilities are endless in Germany. In practice it is hard to even get social security or apartments.

Most money in Germany goes to parasites like friends of the CDU, rich large corporations like Tesla, the state TV cronies, civil servants and the interest group of the day (refugees in 2015).

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I know many people on a government startup stipend. Doesn’t seem that hard.

Well, let me tell you from experience that everything is difficult in Germany due to insane bureaucracy. I applied for student funding twice and twice I had to pay everything back due to technicalities. I would not consider founding a startup in Germany.

> In practice it is hard to even get social security or apartments.

No, it is not hard to get social security. It is also not hard to get an apartment. It might be hard for you to get an apartment in an area that is in high demand.

You should not demand easier social security from society and then be so quick to call those exact civil servants handing it out parasites.

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