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by denzil_correa 3308 days ago
> Yes, Germany is a wealthy country but most of its citizens are poor.

What do you mean by "most of the citizens" are poor? I can understand if you say that Germany income gap is increasing but I can't understand this part.

2 comments

I think he is paraphrasing a quote from Kurt Vonnegut.

"America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor..."

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158414-america-is-the-wealth...

Mostly because it's bullshit.