This seems like a typical outcome of Germany's approach to welfare in general - everything is extremely granular. Depending on what you're paid, how you work, a

This seems like a typical outcome of Germany's approach to welfare in general - everything is extremely granular. Depending on what you're paid, how you work, and how long you've been working, you can expect utterly different benefits across the spectrum. Coming from a country with a flat pension, the difference is visible. There are a lot of really poor old people here. Then again, there are many fewer really poor young people.