The Left (in Germany) wants to abolish billionaires in the next legislative period.

Question

The Left wants to abolish billionaires in the next legislative period.

What do you think?

Answer 1

The source you cited provides no backing evidence, as well as nothing online appears when the claim is searched. There is no available information to support this idea.

Answer 2

The content attached has no evidence, and there is no other source that identifies this as an actual measure. There are reports of Germany's stagnant economy (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/01/31/in-germany-economic-stagnation-threatens-the-very-core-of-collective-identity_6737648_23.html), but no claims anywhere that their next desired move is to abolish billionaires.

Comments

This is a great source to use because it perfectly backs up your claim. Did you do some research on this source beforehand? How do you know it is trustworhty?

Answer 3

There is no evidence that backs this up. Also, I searched up online to see if there were any articles that support this and a lot of articles talk about Germany and its wealth, but I didn’t see anything of Germany wanting to abolish its billionaires.

Answer 4

This claim is false, there has been no statement made by the left in Germany to move to abolish billionaires. The post coming from Blue Sky was posted with no evidence reinforcing this claim and upon searching to verify this claim there was no articles found to support the post as well. When looking for a directly supporting article I found nothing, but I did find a couple articles speaking on growing inequality in Germany and how the government is attempting to regulate it by taxation. These articles also talk about the unfavorable public opinion on this growing inequality, but again do not say that any government party voiced desire to abolish billionaires.

Citations

https://www.dw.com/en/how-good-is-germany-to-its-super-rich/a-57617709

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/12/c42c-o12.html

Comments

This response is good because it doesn't just dismiss the claim for not having any direct sources. Instead, it looks between the lines at the German government/public opinions and actions and provides sources that back up this sentiment. It does a good job clarifying that the original claim is false, but the disdain for growing inequality and increase in taxation in Germany are prevalent.