International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten: "Germany's Middle Class Is ShrinkingA new report adds more evidence to the fear of a widening income gap in Germany. The solid German middle class is losing people to the top and bottom of the income scale, while satisfaction with the German system falters. more..."This is important for two reasons. First, the erosion of the middle class in a social democracy argues that the problem in the US and ...

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