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if Germany had more intact pre-WWII industrial sites than is commonly portrayed, that makes the original question even more interesting. how did German industry
by HillaryBriss 9y ago
if Germany had more intact pre-WWII industrial sites than is commonly portrayed, that makes the original question even more interesting. how did German industry become, and remain, so competitive in the first place?
the US also had intact industrial sites after WWII, but its middle class job base has not been so well preserved in the face of recent global competition.
- prodmerc 9y agoMay have something to do with taxes and maybe more effective use of public funds? Germans are taxed at higher rates (and more importantly, lower thresholds for higher rates) compared to the US or UK, so the distribution seems more even, allowing a larger middle class.