well that's one way to see it. however, in germany, we don't want to have homeless and extremely poor people, so we solve it by taking money away from the rich

well that's one way to see it. however, in germany, we don't want to have homeless and extremely poor people, so we solve it by taking money away from the rich and middle class. for some people it might be called communism, for germans and in general europeans however that's just the baseline they expect from a functioning state.