[chudogg]

I see you don't have the slightest clue about America, how unemployment is calculated, and how the economy operates. With your media, i don't necessarily blame you, but you did come to Free Republic. My advice to you is spend a little more of your time here.

[river rat]

I wonder if Germany's unemployment problems can be traced to Americans demonstrating their disgust with Germany's anti-American actions --- by not purchasing previously popular products...

Overpriced Cars, tires, motorcycles, cameras, optical devices, coffee pots, electric razors, etc, etc..etc....

I know MY family has made deliberate decisions to NOT buy German products we previously purchased "by habit"....

We broke THAT habit...

I HOPE that has had an effect..

Semper Fi

[tomjohn77]

Well I am probably as enlighten as many of you because I went to Business school in the US. I just follow my own opinon. I watch news on different channels. I read news in both conservative newspapers and more left oriented newspaper. I am pro market. My view of the world comes from not trusting one channel of news. I look at both Fox news and CNN being not able to have balanced news. Its inflitrated and distorted. In one channel every thing is pro and the other everything is against