The World from Berlin: Bavaria Mulls an End to Solidarity

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Bavaria, Germany's richest state, is tired of paying billions each year to the country's poorer states. On Tuesday, the state's governor announced it planned to challenge Germany's complicated transfer system in court. Editorialists at German newspapers seem to agree on only one thing about the development: It's pre-election populism.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...845088,00.html