Germany has a problem with
poverty and unemployment;
Speaking in the German capital Berlin on Thursday, the chief executive
of Germany's Equal Welfare Organization (paritätischem
Wohlfahrtsverband), Ulrich Schneider, also warned that the gap between
rich and poor states is growing ever-wider.
"Poverty has never been as high and the regional disunity has never run
as deep," Schneider said in reference to the 25 years which have past
since German reunification.
Within a year, poverty in Germany rose from 15 percent to 15.5 percent
in 2013.
Stop the presses! We've the answer;
"Overall the state ranking shows a ragged republic," Schneider said,
adding that a significant increase in state welfare rates and a massive
expansion of public employment would be necessary to combat the growing
problem.
Last month in Berlin, German Labor Minister Andrea Nahles announced plans to
create thousands of jobs for disadvantaged people in Germany.
The plan, which will use 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion) from the
European Social Fund (ESF), plus 4.3 billion euros from within Germany,
involves the creation of 26 programs in the country until 2020.
More government programs, what a novel idea.
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