A debate has broken out on the internet about whether Olaf Scholz is rich.
He earns significantly more than many Germans.
Some internet users resent a statement.
Olaf Scholz
does not consider himself rich.
After a
debate on the net
, he now makes it clear that he
sees
himself as a
“very good earner”
.
As
Chancellor
, he wants to
impose
higher
taxes
on himself and those with higher
incomes.
Berlin - The question seemed
to have surprised
Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz
(SPD) at first: How rich are you personally, Minister of Finance?
A user wanted to
know
this in the
ARD follow-up report from Berlin
.
His answer: “I earn quite well,
I would not feel rich.
"
He
would also not fit
into the
upper middle class
.
The category was
shaped
almost two years ago by
Friedrich Merz
, currently
CDU candidate
for party leadership, when it came to his fortune.
At the time, he disclosed that he earned around one million euros gross, but because of his values such as
hard work and discipline he
belongs to the middle class instead of the upper class.
Olaf Scholz does not see himself in the "upper middle class"
Scholz's editorial team on the question about the upper middle class: "No,
I don't earn
as much
money
as the person who has qualified for it, and I don't have as wealth."
At the end of his answer, he smiles.
Some commentators on the Internet take this hint as a
joke
, but many social media users have nothing to laugh about.
You see it differently.
Above all, as a
social democrat *
, who is traditionally referred to as a representative of the “workers' party”, this statement is resented by him.
For example, a few users deny him the
ability to become chancellor
on Twitter
.
For example, it is said: “disturbed perception, without any experience with the common citizen”.
“Loss of reality”
and “arrogance” are catchwords that keep coming up.
Olaf Scholz earns over 15,000 euros per month - significantly more than the average German income
Some users think that politicians do not know what many people in Germany earn each month.
As
Minister and Vice Chancellor,
Olaf Scholz himself earns
more than 15,000 euros a month without bonuses.
The average
gross earnings
in Germany for full-time employees in 2019 was 3,994 euros, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
The result of this debate is another
statement
from Scholz on Twitter.
As Vice Chancellor, he is one of the “very good earners” in Germany.
To clarify my point of view: As Vice Chancellor I am one of the very good earners in our country - everyone can read up on how well.
And also that we want higher rates for very good earners.
So for me too.
Because it's fair.
That's what I stand for as a candidate for Chancellor.
- Olaf Scholz (@OlafScholz) October 6, 2020
As a candidate for chancellor, he wanted
higher taxes
for them, and therefore for himself
.
At the end of August, Scholz had tax increases for
higher earners in
the event of an election victory
announced.
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
