THE folks at Umfairteilen, a movement one month young, are preparing for September 29th, when supporters plan to hit the streets across Germany. Umfairteilen is a play on the German word for redistribution, with the English word “fair” substituting for one syllable. Its goal, already adopted by the opposition parties in parliament, is a wealth tax.
Europe | A German wealth tax
Umfairteilung
’Tis the season for class warfare
|BERLIN
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Umfairteilung"
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