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Old 09-11-2010, 07:31 PM   #12
xoxoxoBruce
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I believe he chose Germany because they are supposed to be the most successful European state, viewed by wall street and the industrial world. There may be other countries that best them in the categories mentioned, but somehow they have managed to perform, despite a pro-labor government and strong unions. Here the unions get blamed for dragging companies and the country down. If the company/union relationship wasn't so adversarial, they could work together for the benefit of both.

For cradle to grave care, I think the Scandinavian countries come out on top.
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