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Long Story short translated: 1) Some people work to get paid lese than others that dont work 2) Those people need to go get help in form of money: Aufstocker

Long Story short translated: 1) Some people work to get paid lese than others that dont work 2) Those people need to go get help in form of money: Aufstocker 3) A lot of them need to get their food from Caritas and other organizations like "die Tafel" because they dont have enough money to buy food Yes, Germany is a wealthy country but most of its citizens are poor.

denzil_correa 9y ago
> Yes, Germany is a wealthy country but most of its citizens are poor. What do you mean by "most of the citizens" are poor? I can understand if you say that Germany income gap is increasing but I can't understand this part.
- spacedude 9y ago
  Mostly because it's bullshit.
- kjdal2001 9y ago
  I think he is paraphrasing a quote from Kurt Vonnegut. "America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor..." http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158414-america-is-the-wealthiest-nation-on-earth-but-its-people http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158414-america-is-the-wealth...
moomin 9y ago
Yeah, we're constantly organising charity drives for the Heidelberg tent cities in the EU. Get a grip. It's a prosperous country with a decent social safety net and an extremely large middle class. And a record of electing sensible moderates, but I'm sure that's a complete coincidence.
someSven 9y ago
No one needs to get donated food. These leftovers are given away for free instead of throwing them away. Some people are using this for propaganda, and to many are falling for it.
- waibelp 9y ago
  Sure? Even retired people who worked their whole life don't have enough money to buy food: http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/ansturm-tafel-sachsen-anhalt-100.html http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/ansturm-tafel-sachsen-anhal... Even in stronger regions like "Baden Württemberg" everybody can see a lot of people with the same problem but it's easier to look away and talk about propaganda.

denzil_correa 9y ago

> Yes, Germany is a wealthy country but most of its citizens are poor. What do you mean by "most of the citizens" are poor? I can understand if you say that Germany income gap is increasing but I can't understand this part.

spacedude 9y ago
Mostly because it's bullshit.
kjdal2001 9y ago
I think he is paraphrasing a quote from Kurt Vonnegut. "America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor..." http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158414-america-is-the-wealthiest-nation-on-earth-but-its-people http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158414-america-is-the-wealth...

moomin 9y ago

Yeah, we're constantly organising charity drives for the Heidelberg tent cities in the EU. Get a grip. It's a prosperous country with a decent social safety net and an extremely large middle class. And a record of electing sensible moderates, but I'm sure that's a complete coincidence.

someSven 9y ago

No one needs to get donated food. These leftovers are given away for free instead of throwing them away. Some people are using this for propaganda, and to many are falling for it.

waibelp 9y ago
Sure? Even retired people who worked their whole life don't have enough money to buy food: http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/ansturm-tafel-sachsen-anhalt-100.html http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/ansturm-tafel-sachsen-anhal... Even in stronger regions like "Baden Württemberg" everybody can see a lot of people with the same problem but it's easier to look away and talk about propaganda.