[Betaille]

"Germany has overtaken America to become the world's biggest single exporter"

And they've been in recession for 10 years with unemployment above 12%. This is the mercantilist fallacy at work "Exports good, Imports bad".

[cynicom]

If the world economy sneezes because of oil, Germany will have walking pneumonia.

[dervish]

"And they've been in recession for 10 years with unemployment above 12%. This is the mercantilist fallacy at work "Exports good, Imports bad".

This is the Socialist Fallacy.

With a free market and a reasonable tax load Germany would have an incredible economy. They have shot themselves in both legs.