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In reply to the discussion: German unemployment lowest in 20 years [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)37. I'm not knocking Germany so much as
knocking the idea of the Euro. With the benefit of hindsight it's looking plain that the nations within the E-zone are too diverse to have a concensus currency.
It turns out that a nation's control of thier sovreign currency is an essential part of their overall ability to manage their economy in any extreme circumstance.
In other words, like so many things the Euro was a great idea as long as nothing bad happened.
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Germany produces (high-quality) manufactured goods, US companies make profits and financial products
leveymg
Feb 2012
#1
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
you will find a lot of DUers are a well traveled lot -- several are living in europe, the mideast
xchrom
Feb 2012
#10
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
I think a nation's culture trumps it's form of government as the predictor of economic success.
Southerner
Feb 2012
#20
And Germany was the neocon example of a liberal economy destroying itself back during the "W"
applegrove
Feb 2012
#25
Considering modern Germany and the other choices, that my not be a bad outcome. nt
bluestate10
Feb 2012
#35