Rich and poor - The growing wealth gap in Germany | DW Documentary

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Jan 28, 2023
Germany is one of the wealthiest countries in the world â€“ but the gap between rich and poor continues to grow. Whatâ€™s it like to live in Germany when you hardly have any money left for groceries at the end of the month? And whatâ€™s it like when you have so much money that you can barely spend it all? We tell the stories behind the bank statements â€“ and ask why Germany is a rich country with poor people.

Elke, for example, lives off welfare. When she cooks, her priority is giving her daughter enough to eat. Elke eats the leftovers. Boris, a high-earning self-employed marketing coach, loves luxury cars and thinks being poor is a decision. And the middle-class Valdivieso family, homeowners with a comfortable income, have been worried about social decline since the energy crisis began â€“ and feel let down by politicians. Theyâ€™re not the only ones who feel like things in Germany are going downhill. What happens to a society when rich and poor keep drifting further and further apart?

One thing is sure: people are protesting. Under the hashtag â€œIâ€™m affected by povertyâ€, resistance is growing on social media; Elke even speaks at a big demonstration in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. And there are some wealthy people who say theyâ€™d like to pay more taxes to close the wealth gap. What kind of political decisions is Germany facing?

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