The German government wants to secure pensions and ease the long-term burden on the federal budget by investing in the capital markets – an idea that is controversial inside and outside the government A capital stock of at least €200 billion ($217 billion) is to be created by the mid-2030s, dpa learnt from government circles on Monday. An average of €10 billion is then to be paid out of the income each year as a subsidy to the statutory pension insurance scheme. The plan is a central element of a pension package that was announced several months ago and which Finance Minister Christian Lindner…