Writing is not one of my core competencies and so I ask for leniency in advance. A better future I would like to see would be: In Europe, each Member State is responsible for its own activities. There would be a free basic order that prohibits any form of surveillance and restriction of opinion. Prohibits manipulative press and fake news accordingly and checks journalism for truthfulness and regulates it accordingly in the event of violations. Ideological behavior no longer exists, as it is punished as fraud. Free market economy should be possible without obstructive regulations. By this I mean that only regulations that have been tested for their usefulness and cost-effectiveness are still possible and such excesses as we have experienced in the last 40 years are no longer possible. Taxes can only be collected and used for national tasks. Further funds must be raised either through donations or as part of a referendum. Waste of taxpayers' money will be punished and politicians will be held accountable for their violations. The EU can only monitor the requirements of the Community, but cannot develop its own rules. The surveillance mania of the authorities has been reduced to a normal level and the fundamental rights, similar to our Basic Law of 1970, are protected again. Crime is fought and enforced together across the EU. There may be a single tax law and the influence of industry, NGO ´s, super-rich and other interest groups on politicians is strictly prohibited. Politics only makes politics in the interest of its citizens and is liable for misconduct. Taxes and levies collected may only be used for specific purposes and all decisions are examined by independent people. The self-interest of incumbents has come to an end and the citizen is once again at the forefront of all political decisions. Education then starts already in kindergarten and the children no longer have to learn outdated garbage, but are trained to learn. With the aim of creating a better world free of ideology, they have also learned to question everything we are able to independently come to the right results. Manipulation is a crime that is taken very seriously. In the event of a crisis, people can be welcomed and cared for in our country. In case of violations of the guest right, these persons must leave our economic area immediately. Every radical belief is banned and all assets confiscated. Subcultures are no longer possible in the EU, as they are also anti-democratic. In 2040, the highest goods in our EU are: free opinion, freedom of travel, no poverty, inviolability of personal rights, chemical-free food, education at the highest level for everyone, free choice of profession, a real democracy. Unfortunately, there will continue to be crimes and for known criminals there will be a perfect surveillance that proves another crime immediately. We have more and more computers and machines that have replaced the human worker. For these devices, an assessment must then be made of how many workers are replaced by this device and minus the equipment costs, the salary for the workers is then transferred to the tax office as a tax. This can then be used to pay the unemployed and incapacitated, families and pensioners. Smoked goods, drugs and other toxins have not been used and sold for years. All this could be achieved through education and without prohibitions. I'd think of a thousand more points, but that's so unsorted and completely confused, so I'm ending it now.

A better future is ecological, full of health and without fear of getting sick. Land protection is at the heart of the progressive future it expects. A world without waste. But full of recycling, where nothing is worn and everything is used.

The future will be better in every way. Education is available for more people, food is for those in need and its quality is better. 2040 has also brought emissions under control so that air quality in Europe is better and ecology is automatically taken into account in all activities. Particular attention is paid to the emissions load of industry and transport. Air travel will be reduced and rail, ship and bus traffic will be favoured. Human rights are also reaching more and more people in the world, and equality is also growing in terms of access to education. In general, the world is moving in a better direction from the present.

I am very happy that my family is doing well both financially and healthily. My two daughters have their own family and can take the upbringing into their own hands and do not have to give my grandchildren at the age of 1.5 in a crawling room or in a full-time school. The women get enough support from the state so that they can divide themselves whether and how many hours they work or do home office. As a grandma, I can see the grandchildren at any time and they benefit greatly from the presence of all family members. Also the medical care or nursing staff has become much better than 20 years ago. Technical development has not increased as rapidly as in recent years and we are not only served by robots.