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Rich Germans demand higher taxes

by Pat Coate | October 26, 2009
"The path out of the crisis must be paved with massive investment in ecology, education and social justice."
- Petition statement

A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes.

The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany's economic recovery.

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