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Originally posted by NICKG
I think we do resemble germans...circa 1934. With all of out "terrorist propaganda" we are facing a similar situation to the average german in 1934...we are limiting out civil rights voluntarilly, we have random Id checks.....it is the 4th Reich rising
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Assume that you have spent a lot of time Germany or other overseas counties? I have lived in 5 countries around the world not counting America. The vast majority of Americans do not have the slightest idea how good they have it, even since 9/11.
There is no way to compare the situation now and Germany post-WW2. My ex-wife's family lived through that wonderful episode of history as well as the "liberation" of Berlin under the Russians. Not enough room to post all the stories that they told me.
Germany has a very strict labor force and unions control most of it. I was forced to work under a labor union when I lived there, had no choice.
The unemployment just dropped last week. It was 11.0% and it has gone down to 10.9%, first drop in a long time. I was in the high pay tier and forced to pay for private health insurance, as well as 40% tax. Sales (VAT) tax was 15% and now is going up to 18% on everything you buy.
Their engineering is excellent as is their quality in most cases. We can learn from them and incorporate part of that into our products. To tell the truth I cannot think of a American vehicle I would be interested in buying, unless I needed a truck. Detroit still does not realize that there are those of us out there who want quality, handling and style in the same package. In many cases they keep trying to make a new car every year to boost sales, instead of keeping the same model for 10 years and improving it every year. Until they realize this and start making a quality product, they have lost my business.
Joe A