Petra Vogel speaking with Chancellor Angela Merkel. During a meet-the-voter TV show on Thursday night, a cleaning lady asked Chancellor Angela Merkel a question that raised the issue of old-age poverty - leaving her struggling to come up with an answer. Everyone pays into it,” Petra Vogel told the Chancellor on a live show on public broadcaster ZDF on Thursday. Vogel then received support from a lady behind her, who hollered "Mrs. Merkel, that's a joke what you're saying." The average monthly pension received is around €1,052 for men and €521 for women in west Germany, and €1,006 for men and €705 for women in east Germany.

Source: The Local September 15, 2017 14:12 UTC