How many Germans are dependent on the state? A big, industrialised country that exports more than an...
How many Germans are dependent on the state? A big, industrialised country that exports more than any other nation, you might think it was 20% at the most. However, about 42% rely on the state through welfare payments, jobless benefits or pensions, Bild Zeitung reported, citing the Federal Statistics Office. Only 55% of German households live off their own income and social security spending has now reached a record !695bn a year. And the German experience is not unique. Across Western Europe, governments have been building more complex welfare systems, upon which a growing number of peop...
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