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Why are Germany's billionaires getting richer and
richer while the general population is becoming poorer?

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Most people are aware that a few individuals own a great
deal, while the majority of the population is finding it

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increasingly difficult to make ends meet on their earnings.

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Specifically, the distribution of wealth in Germany is such
that the number of billionaires rose significantly last year—by

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more than a third, according to *Managermagazin*, to 172.

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This makes Germany home to the
fourth-largest number of billionaires worldwide.

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They own at least 1.4 trillion euros.

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A German billionaire earns the average annual income
of a working employee in less than an hour and a half.

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At the same time, about one in five Germans lives in poverty.

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In addition, there are also about 3,900
“ultra-wealthy” individuals in Germany.

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These are individuals with a net
worth of more than $100 million each.

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Germany also ranks third worldwide
in terms of the “ultra-wealthy.”

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The wealthiest 0.007% of Germans own a
quarter of the country's financial assets.

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1% of the population—that is, all of
Germany's millionaires—actually own more

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than half of the country's financial assets.

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In 2024, the poorest 50% of the population in
Germany accounted for just 3.4% of total wealth.

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So the question is: Why is that?

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Is there a reason for this massive
and unfair distribution of wealth?

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In the following, Kla.TV highlights key factors and
trends that are responsible for this "rich-poor divide."

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1. Unfair Taxation Germany is known for
its very high taxes on earned income.

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Compared to other European countries, Germans pay some of the
highest taxes and social security contributions on earned income.

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According to calculations by Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit,
the average middle-class family pays 43% of its gross income.

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Singles are even taxed at an average rate of 48 percent.

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In Europe, only Belgium surpasses this figure.

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For the super-rich, however, a completely
different tax code applies, and their tax rate

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has continued to fall over the past 30 years.

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This is because they live primarily off investment
income, and numerous tax breaks have been created for them.

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As a result, according to a study by “Netzwerk
Steuergerechtigkeit,” the tax rate on undistributed

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corporate profits, for example, has nearly halved
since 1996, dropping from 57% at that time to 30% today.

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Unfortunately, however, this tax
rate—which is already very low—is only theoretical!

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For many years now, the establishment of subsidiaries in so-called
tax havens has led to a sharp decline in tax rates—particularly

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for companies operating internationally—around the world.

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As a result, the government loses
billions in tax revenue each year.

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At the same time, the super-rich have managed
to “hide” approximately 7.6 trillion U.S.

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dollars untaxed in tax havens around the world!

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They are also legally permitted to transfer their
business and investment income—for example, to a

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foundation or a corporation—and accumulate it there.

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In this way, the tax that would normally be
due—48.5%—is reduced by more than half, while at the same

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time the saved capital generates additional returns!

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In addition, with the help of large tax firms, the super-rich are
often able to further reduce the tax rate on investment income.

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Through legal loopholes, complex tax-saving strategies,
and aggressive tax planning, it is even possible in

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some cases to reduce the tax rate to less than 1 percent.

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The consequences of all these tax tricks
and schemes for the German government—and

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thus also for ordinary taxpayers—are serious.

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According to an estimate by the German Institute for Economic
Research (DIW), revenue losses in Germany

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due to tax avoidance by corporations alone
amount to as much as 30 billion euros per year.

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In addition to the tax breaks just mentioned, the “Tax
Justice Network” has denounced a whole range of other

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regulations that result in low tax rates for the super-rich.

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This also applies to the elimination of the
wealth tax and the exemption from the inheritance tax.

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2. Abolition of the wealth tax The reason the
wealth tax is no longer levied today is as follows:

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For a good 100 years, Germany had a wealth tax
that brought billions into the government’s coffers.

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But in 1997, she was suddenly "abandoned." How did that happen?

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In 1995, the Constitutional Court justices criticized the
fact that property owners were paying too little property tax.

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However, since the asset valuation was no longer up to date,
the black-yellow coalition government at the time would have

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had to revalue the assets in order to establish fair tax rates.

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However, then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl
failed to carry out the requested reassessment.

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And that ultimately led to the complete
elimination of the wealth tax in 1997.

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So, instead of righting the wrong, an even
greater one was created through the back door.

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Thus, this tax policy—which remains in effect
to this day—provides relief to the wealthy.

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3. The super-rich don’t pay inheritance tax Once
you’ve made it into this league of the

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super-rich, you’re exempt from inheritance tax in Germany.

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80% inherited their wealth. However, under certain
conditions, the heir does not have to pay inheritance tax.

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These "loopholes" are generally exploited successfully.

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In 2016, with the support of Ministerial Counselor
Gerda Hofmann, a new law was introduced: the “exemption

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needs assessment” (Section 28a of the Inheritance Tax Act).

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This law grants the ultra-wealthy
an exemption from inheritance tax.

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According to a report by the federal government, ten foundations
were granted a total of 614 million euros

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in inheritance tax exemptions in 2024
through the so-called exemption needs assessment.

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The shocking part is this: Gerda Hofmann, a top
official under former Finance Minister Lindner, actually

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advised Germany's super-rich on how to avoid taxes.

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On the one hand, Hofmann was responsible for issues such
as inheritance and wealth taxes; on the other hand, he

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advised high-net-worth individuals on potential tax loopholes.

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However, she is not the only employee at
the Ministry of Finance with such side jobs.

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It is alarming that this misconduct by a high-ranking
official had no criminal consequences; instead, she was

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simply reassigned to a different position within the ministry.

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Politically speaking, it would certainly be
possible to close all these unfair loopholes in the law

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in favor of the poorer segments of the population.

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However, it is hard to deny that for decades, German chancellors
and top politicians have been making decisions that have caused

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the gap between the rich and the poor to widen even further.

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But why do they act this way? Is it just a
coincidence, or are they actually among those driving this

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redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich?

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Here is a telling example:

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Lobbyists exert massive influence on
politicians in Germany, the EU, and the U.S. alike.

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Political scientists Thomas Leif and Rudolf Speth even
view lobbying as the “fifth branch of government” in Germany.

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According to a study published in 2024 by the association
Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende e.V., the financial industry—that is,

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the super-rich—spends the most money on lobbying in Germany.

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A total of 456 lobbyists from the financial industry
influence the 42 members of the Finance Committee, with

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annual lobbying expenditures exceeding 36 million euros.

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In addition, the financial sector makes annual
donations totaling millions to Germany's major

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political parties, such as the CDU, CSU, SPD, and FDP.

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The Cum-Ex scandal shows just what this
lobbying by the super-rich is capable of.

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The "Cum-Ex" transactions are considered
the largest tax fraud in German history.

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Between 2001 and 2011, the perpetrators repeatedly obtained
refunds of capital gains taxes—taxes that had never been paid in

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the first place—under the pretext of a “loophole” in the law.

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The damage to the German population
is estimated at 10 billion euros.

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The driving force behind the investigation into the
Cum-Ex scandal was Senior Public Prosecutor Anne Brorhilker.

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She realized that, as a civil servant, her employer
was preventing her from combating financial crime.

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The then-head of the Cologne Public Prosecutor's Office and
Minister of Justice Limbach apparently

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planned to split up the department headed by
Brorhilker and thereby strip it of its power.

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Furthermore, according to the chief prosecutor, it “often
happens” that defendants with substantial financial

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resources can “simply buy their way out of the proceedings.”

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Let the big ones go free; hang the little ones.

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Brorhilker also brought the Hamburg "Cum-Ex" scandal
involving the private bank MM Warburg to court, a case in

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which Olaf Scholz, then mayor of Hamburg, was also implicated.

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Warburg, a private bank based in Hamburg, maintained close
ties with City Hall and was apparently able to retain millions

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in Cum-Ex funds at first thanks to its lobbying connections.

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In 2024, Brorhilker resigned from her job as a
prosecutor because of all the negative experiences she had.

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Dear viewers, as you can see, upon closer
examination, there are clear reasons why the gap between

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the rich and the poor is widening more and more.

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However, we must not cast a blanket suspicion on every
“super-rich” person, because there are many among them who

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have earned their money through honest means and who, in
ever-increasing numbers, are even advocating for tax justice.

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In early 2024, for example, 250 ultra-wealthy individuals
called for higher taxes on the super-rich in an open

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letter to heads of state and government from around the world.

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In 2025, a similar appeal was signed by 370
millionaires and billionaires, and in 2026, by nearly 400.

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From their perspective, extreme
wealth poses a major threat to democracy.

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The signatories therefore called on governments to
take immediate action to create a more equitable tax

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system that places a greater burden on the wealthy.

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They issued a stark warning that, otherwise, society
risked becoming further polarized, which could

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jeopardize the stability of democracies in the long term.

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But have policymakers responded to this important demand? No!

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This makes it clear that the problem is not really the rich.

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Programs such as “This Conspiracy Is Destroying Germany—What Lies
Behind Merz, Scholz & Co.?” have shown in detail

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that Germany’s political leadership is firmly in the
grip of the high-ranking Masonic financial mafia.

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As a result, their policies not only serve the interests of this
sect entirely, but are even directed against their own people.

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Thus—in line with the Great Reset agenda—the German economy
has been systematically weakened and destroyed since 2016.

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A primary goal of this is, above all, to deliberately
impoverish and destroy small and medium-sized businesses.

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In other words, the growing gap between the
rich and the poor is no accident—it's intentional!

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Therefore, as long as the dominant influence of high-ranking
Freemasons on all areas of our society remains

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unchecked, the population will continue to be financially
bled dry—no matter how much tax revenue is collected.

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No matter how much additional revenue there is, it won't
make any difference if it is then pointlessly squandered on this

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cult's projects, such as the war in Ukraine and rearmament.

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Likewise, the polarization and division of society will continue
to be fueled, since—in keeping with the motto “divide and

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conquer”—this is part of the agenda of these enemies of humanity.

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It is therefore by no means acceptable that figures in high-level
Masonic high finance are entangled with top politicians and

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decision-makers in the public sector and exert massive
influence on our politics and, consequently, our legislation.

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The organization LobbyControl is therefore
right to call for comprehensive transparency and

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mandatory rules for lobbyists and politicians.

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While lobbying is part of a democracy, this is not the case when
influence is exerted behind closed doors, when politicians

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are compromised by conflicts of interest, or when one-sided
influence from special interests harms the public good.

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That is why it is important to continue exposing
the unjust collusion behind it all and, in doing

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so, to resolutely oppose any divisive attitudes.

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Be part of this effort to expose the truth until
the entire population is aware of this

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injustice, and share this program with those around you.