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Nye Bevan

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24. Emulating Germany has not *always* been a good thing to do (nt)

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German unemployment lowest in 20 years [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

Germany produces (high-quality) manufactured goods, US companies make profits and financial products leveymg Feb 2012 #1

Germany makes high-quality goods JDPriestly Feb 2012 #3

America is just a large Third World country. leveymg Feb 2012 #4

If you really appreciated the third world, you're never say something like that. TheWraith Feb 2012 #18

The problem is, there's more and more of these Americans each passing day. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #27

"the poorest and most disadvantaged Americans" girl gone mad Feb 2012 #30

I'm increasingly hearing doubts about capitalism as we practice it. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #38

Train people well. Treat people well. That's Germany's secret. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #2

I've been impressed by Germany ParkieDem Feb 2012 #5

Fyi in the 30's and early 40's... Kwarg Feb 2012 #7

There's more to it than that. Kwarg Feb 2012 #6

Oh, I don't disagree. ParkieDem Feb 2012 #9

I've heard the argument about homogeneity, etc. ... markpkessinger Feb 2012 #36

you will find a lot of DUers are a well traveled lot -- several are living in europe, the mideast xchrom Feb 2012 #10

Yeh I love the knowledgeable posts on DU!! Kwarg Feb 2012 #14

Wow, 6.8 is their lowest in 20 years. hughee99 Feb 2012 #8

Well, the former West Germans had to integrate hifiguy Feb 2012 #12

Numbers are not directly comparable. JackRiddler Feb 2012 #13

I didn't realize they didn't use relatively the same f'd up system we do. hughee99 Feb 2012 #17

Remember our figures are the end product Kwarg Feb 2012 #15

Fucking with the unemployment numbers isn't the international norm? n/t hughee99 Feb 2012 #16

That's only normal in countries where corporatism influences all levels of government. Selatius Mar 2012 #40

While agreeing with the gist of the posts praising the German system and culture... JackRiddler Feb 2012 #11

The aspersions are universal, and just as revolting got root Feb 2012 #22

Thanks for bringing it up. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #32

EU Unemployment definition mathematic Feb 2012 #19

I think a nation's culture trumps it's form of government as the predictor of economic success. Southerner Feb 2012 #20

Emulating Germany has not *always* been a good thing to do (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #24

Which will, ironically, tear apart the Eurozone cthulu2016 Feb 2012 #21

Germany suffered mightily as East Germany was merged with West Germany. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #34

I'm not knocking Germany so much as cthulu2016 Feb 2012 #37

Looks like free trade works well for the Germans (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #23

And Germany was the neocon example of a liberal economy destroying itself back during the "W" applegrove Feb 2012 #25

Germany will pay for its productivity. Zanzoobar Feb 2012 #26

Please elaborate. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #28

Do I really need to? Zanzoobar Feb 2012 #31

My mother may be right. Avalux Feb 2012 #29

Considering modern Germany and the other choices, that my not be a bad outcome. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #35

That's Why I Am Studying German Yavin4 Mar 2012 #41

Shows what happens in a truly advanced society. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #33

Germany Has Very Strong Labor Unions and A Generous Welfare State Yavin4 Mar 2012 #39

In the 1960's Western Europe confronted a changing world head on Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2012 #42