On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:47:29 -0500, Harryk
wrote:



lots of unions there. social democracy. more liberal than obama....


The unemployment rate in Germany this past January was 6.6%.

This article from the Minneapolis Post explains why:

Germany – the new mini-superpower

By Robert Marquand | Published Mon, Jan 31 2011 8:37 am


slate m agazine had an article earlier this year about why the US has
the income inequality profile of a 3rd world country

one reason was the fact the weathly...CEO's, etc. get to set their own
salaries

another was that our sports figures are very well paid

and accounting for about 20% of the difference...in fact, the 3rd most
important factor

was the low rate of unionization

americans have been taught to hate unions. and the rich are laughing
all the way to the bank