Poverty In Germany

BERLIN - OCTOBER 21: Visitors arrive to eat hot soup at a soup kitchen of the Malteser charity, part of the Order of Malta Worldwide Relief, on October 21, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Poverty in Germany, exacerbated by the financial crisis and, as many critics argue, by the Hartz IV measures to combat unemployment introduced by the German government in 2005, has been on the rise in recent years. The current German government coalition partners-to-be, the Christian Democrats (CDU) and Free Democrats (FDP), are seeking to increase benefits for children in families covered under Hartz IV as well as to reduce taxes nationwide. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)