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The Gap between Rich and Poor in Germany

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June 17, 2014

Inequality between the very rich and the poor is increasing in Germany as elsewhere, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). But what does poverty in Germany mean? Low wages? No assets? Claudia Laszczak reports on what it means to be an average single, average family and average pensioner in Germany.

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