JoeB131
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- Jul 11, 2011
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1. Bullshit. America grew to the world's largest economy behind high tariff walls.
Uh, no, actually, it didn't. IN fact, a firm plank in our post WWII economic plan was to encourage free trade. We gave the Germans and Japanese easy access to our market so they wouldn't start thinking Communism is a nifty idea.
I'm sure they never covered this with you in Home School, Cleetus.
2. Germany right now has twice the percentage of workers in manufacturing than we do. That disproves your claim that a FIrst World Nation can't have manufacturing jobs. And if Germans are willing to work in manufacturing, so are Americans. Hell, our largest single ethnic group is german.
Again, Germany also has socialized medicine, work councils, gun control, and a thorough welfare state. Oh, yes, and their immigration policy is pretty much, "If you get here, you are in." (YOu see, has something to so with being REALLY SORRY about the Nazis. It's why electing Nazis is a bad idea.)