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Germany's current government is anything but right wing and it's the only large economy on this planet that's literally shrinking.
by snehk 3y ago
Germany's current government is anything but right wing and it's the only large economy on this planet that's literally shrinking.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoYou don't count the UK & Japan as large economies? And I didn't say that left-wing parties were good for the economy, I just said that right-wing parties weren't. If you want a business-friendly party, you have to examine their platforms. For example, Trump's 10% import tariff proposal would destroy the American economy. But that sort of proposal is more common in left wing parties.
- blackbear_ 3y agoThe current government doesn't have much to do with it, though. This is the results of decades of over-reliance on cheap gas from Russia for energy, chronic lack of investment in infrastructure, and perhaps a little complacency.