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Economically, Hartz4 was a brilliant move by Germany. It enabled their economy to compete with Eastern Europe, kept their overal social net intact. Basically a
by shadowtree 9y ago
Economically, Hartz4 was a brilliant move by Germany. It enabled their economy to compete with Eastern Europe, kept their overal social net intact. Basically a big counter-pressure weight to rising wages.
See how other EU5 did not follow this model and their struggles.
Not arguing ethics here, welcome a discussion on these mechanics of fiscal policy.
- alexasmyths 9y ago"See how other EU5 did not follow this model and their struggles." Uhh, there are so many differences between nations, one can hardly compare on this basis alone. Of course, most Western European nations have pretty strong social safety nets, one way or another. Even just the Eurozone's monetary policy, which heavily favours Germany (simply by have very strict monetary policy) - could be enough to explain most of the differences in economic outcomes.