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As much as I disagree with most of what Merz has to say: He is rich, but not a billionaire. He seems to have about 12 million €, which is a lot but nowhere near billionaire. He should still shut up.
https://www.ftd.de/vermoegen/reichste-politiker-deutschland/
"middle class" (is that an accurate translation of "Mittelstand"? IDK, but leo says it is)
No, Mittelstand means small to medium sized companies.
I know, but is there a neat translation that only has one or two words?
Semantically, American "middle class" is closest to German "Mittelschicht".
Yeah, but Merz is specifically known for calling himself "Mittelstand" (and AFAIK he is not a business owner).
No, it was "obere Mittelschicht"/"upper middle class".
Uh, I was confused about the English way of counting.
Jay Leno once said that he had a great work ethic and he was on the job almost every day.
Then he pointed out that he made $25,000 per appearance.