Marius R. Busemeyer, Nanna Lauritz Schönhage, Sharon Baute, Luna Bellani and Guido Schwerdt asked the population in Germany about the distribution of wealth - and where they place themselves. The results show that respondents' perceptions are highly distorted. As in the first survey in 2020, most respondents classify themselves as middle class and thus misjudge their financial situation compared with the population as a whole. In doing so, they underestimate how much wealthier others are…