[vooch]

growing middle class

rising wages

shortage of labor for good paying jobs

nil crime

cheap good housing

first rate schooling

6 weeks paid vacation plus 15 holidays ( mostly christian )

[Berlin_Freeper]

Debt clock of Germany (going down)

[silverleaf]

If the middle class was growing, their economy wouldnt be driven by exports - selling stuff to other markets - and global finsncial wheeling and dealing.

Maybe they are China with better cars and highways