Growing inequality in Germany: Alliance demands wealth tax

An alarming balance: Germany's billionaire celebrate their ascent while poverty hovers over the country like a shadow! The latest figures of the Manager magazine show what many have long been clear: the gap between poor and the empire continues to abandon and put our democracy in danger.

16.6% of the population live in poverty - an unacceptable state! The public infrastructure, once the backbone of our society, is increasingly decaying and the provision of general interest threatens to get into the background. But instead of reacting to the crises, the trillion assets of the super rich continue to swell. This is not a coincidence, but a dangerous game with the prosperity of our society!

joint action required

A broader alliance than ever calls for action: 22 organizations, from social and welfare associations to environmental organizations to unions and civil society initiatives, require a fundamental realignment of tax policy. Your goal? The introduction of a wealth tax and a tax tax!

• for more justice: These measures should ensure sustainable financing of general interest and climate protection.
• Public households under pressure: politics urgently has to act, because the funds for just and reliable services of services are more than scarce!
• Responsibility of the rich: The super rich are not only responsible for high CO2 emissions, you also have to make a reasonable contribution to solving the climate crisis!

The requirement is clear: it is time to finally tackle the taxation of large fortune! The debt brake alone will not be enough to provide the necessary means. Now is the moment to fight for a social and ecological turn so that the light at the end of the tunnel does not go out.

The full statement that impressively summarizes the urgency and the demands can be read here here

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