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a worrying sign of the times we live in :(
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I don't think its a worrying sign of any time, except that Germany has suffered economically with reunification.
the way it was done with the 1:1 currency was the only way in which the 2 sides could feel symbolically like 2 equal groups of people rather than the rich west taking on the bankrupt east
Watch Goodbye Lenin btw. Quite a good film.
Yes, yes it is.
What Germany needs is its own Thatcher.
Doesn't it have a stronger economy than the UK....
and by The Matadores logic thats something that doesn't matter right.
And in the 1980s West Germany was the leading economy.
Still, The Matadore has never been comfortable with facts...
It has a bigger economy, but it is almost at 0% growth every year, combined with 10 million unemplyed and high inflation.
Yup, social democracy just doesnt work.
did u just miss kermits post by accident
its great how some people always do this :chin: reminds me of my question of sheer pragmatism in the israel 'disputed/illegal' land thread which some certain oher people ignored quite blindly
and high levels of state funding and regulation do not necesserily stifle productivity, high levels of greed can do so too
its all a matter of balance really
Unemployment in the west is largely constant.
Germans get paid more than we do, and get more time off.
I'd rather have the legislation, and so would most low-paid workers.