“Do you want to leave your father’s house? Things are too easy… or aren’t they?’ writes Alexis Tsipras in his post
The president of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, developed his proposal to increase the income of young people, which will allow them to start a new life in their own home.
After the highly successful New Year’s teaser, its president SYRIZA – PS Al. Tsipras with a post on social media presents the problem of housing in relation to the incomes of young people aged 17-24. “Do you want to leave your father’s house? Things are too easy… or aren’t they?’ Al writes in his post. Tsipras for the “how to” program and a young and humorous video follows.
The deprivation of the material conditions for independent living is such that it prevents independence from the paternal/maternal family and condemns the young men and women to a regime of permanent insecurity, work, economic and wider, with what this implies for their expectations from the life.
Categorically, the concerns of young people in Greece are “hands-on” and of a material nature. The precarity cycle shows the rapid decline in life satisfaction rates and the rise of insecurity about the future.
There is a generation that is forced to live with their parents until they are 30 plus, that is, they are humiliated in emancipation, in the formation of personality, they are humiliated in the very joy of youth.
At the same time, the Greek labor market is characterized by a high and widespread degree of precariousness. Precarity in its various forms (job insecurity, underemployment, informal employment, low wages and wage gap, etc.) mainly affects women and younger workers. Greece has the highest rate of youth unemployment (under 25) at 29.5% according to Eurostat data in June 2022, while due to the extended precarious employment regime a large proportion of young workers are paid less than 500 euro.
There is a sharp increase in the working poor in our country, who are unable to meet even their basic needs. The inability of an alarmingly large proportion of workers – even those with stable employment – to meet their household needs is clearly shown, while the fact that basic inelastic costs (housing, food, energy bills, etc.) are exhausted or exceeded is confirmed the amount of citizens’ income from their work. At the same time, this situation also increases feelings of frustration/dissatisfaction with work, as the question of survival is intertwined with that of recognition.
In the shadow of successive crises, the absolute dominance of negative emotions among young people in our country is not surprising. But the cycle of low expectations and despair cannot continue. Negative emotions, such as anger or fear, can evolve into affirmative and productive demands for democracy, participation and justice.
So the proposal of SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance at these ages urges them to claim life outside/beyond the children’s room, to tear down those walls that for the conditions of their lives have turned into walls.
SYRIZA – PS leads in all surveys in the youth vote and seeks to widen the lead. The participation of young people at the ballot box in the upcoming elections is of crucial importance. And it is a strategic choice of Al. Tsipras the address, the pre-election meeting and the meeting at the ballot box with young audiences. And in this direction, in addition to the digital campaigns, SYRIZA – PS is also preparing other surprises.
Specifically, SYRIZA – PS in the programmatic proposal for housing and income for the country’s youth states:
– The tip of the spear is the immediate increase of the minimum wage to 800 euros, but now in the midst of an inflationary crisis and the adoption of a price indexation mechanism. Therefore for the current year with inflation of 10% the minimum wage will go to 880 euros.
– Repeal of Hatzidakis laws.
– Doubling of rent subsidy for young people and young couples from 24 to 44 years old: €140/month for a one-person household, €280/month for a couple with one child, €350/month for a couple with two children. Widening of income criteria.
-Control and rules on Airbnb.
-Creation of a housing bank from existing apartments and houses so that they can be allocated as a priority to new couples with low rents.
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