The German Divide

A recent study in Germany highlights the extreme concentration of wealth, with the top 0.6% of the population possessing 45% of the country's total wealth. This concentration mirrors pre-revolutionary France, raising concerns about potential social and political instability. The study details how the wealth is accumulated and maintained through inheritance, investments, and business ownership, benefiting from policies that favor capital accumulation over labor. This widening gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of the population is causing increasing social tension and resentment.The trend is further exacerbated by government policies that favor the wealthy, such as tax cuts and deregulation, which allow them to accumulate even more wealth. The study suggests that without significant changes to economic policies, the wealth gap will continue to widen, with potentially dire consequences for social cohesion and democratic stability. find the original article here: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/04/6280-m04.html