Firedoglake: The German Model Works For Every German
Why is it that Germany and other European countries are able to support a strong system of economic support for their people in good times and bad? For decades, the US economic press and punditry have been predicting the end of what they deride as Socialism in the European Union. It requires a heavy tax burden for everyone, and a lot of government spending, which the corporatists in the US hate. So why hasn’t the German system collapsed? Why does it have the support of all major German political parties?
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