That's the heart of the problem right there - government trying to decriminalize crime on the supposition that the government can be better pimps than the private sector.
And what do you bet part of Germany's unemployment crisis is because burdensome government regulations have probably chased a lot of industry elsewhere?
That is EXACTLY the problem. It explains why BMW makes cars in South Carolina, and Mercedes in Alablama. The thought of trying to build more plants in Germany than they are already stuck with is unthinkable in their current economic environment. Same reasoning for a whole host of related parts suppliers who now have a large portion of their work in the US.
Gives a whole new meaning to the term "f-ed up economy."