Germany is home to some 21 million retirees. About 16 percent of them face the threat of poverty – and numbers are rising. Proposed solutions range from handing out a few extra euros to full-scale revolution. An elderly woman with a walker (picture-alliance/dpa/W. Steinberg) "I’m really worried about my future," says Helga K. The 59-year-old used to be a geriatric nurse in a Catholic senior home. It was an occupation that she enjoyed – despite the circumstances that went with the job. "Either you’re born to do it, or you’re not," she says with a smile. But her back […]
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