And East Germans, you might not know this, but a lot of Western Germans are teasing Eastern Germans that they pay for this, when in general there is a tax for a

And East Germans, you might not know this, but a lot of Western Germans are teasing Eastern Germans that they pay for this, when in general there is a tax for all citizens. In general this kind of support is needed, and with positive results, see Bavaria, which had no industry until recently. Or big factories that were relocated after WWII like Audi from Zwickau (Saxony) to Ingolstadt (Bavaria).