tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post3831559103265744829..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: Paul Krugman - Lets imitate GermanyThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-19903616668912257122009-11-18T07:15:35.598-06:002009-11-18T07:15:35.598-06:00Anonymous,
Yeah, I know. I keep finding reference...Anonymous,<br />Yeah, I know. I keep finding references to the integration of East Germany in the comment fields of every post written about the Krugman editorial. <br /><br />What most of them won't acknowledge is that East Germany was screwed up BECAUSE OF the policies that Krugman advocates. <br /><br />Hilarious.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-14609477580452793322009-11-17T11:52:59.771-06:002009-11-17T11:52:59.771-06:00Germany had a higher unemployment. Hardly surprisi...Germany had a higher unemployment. Hardly surprising - since reunification it is still struggling to rebuild the collapsed East German economy.<br /><br />Just check the different unemployment rates of east and west germany.<br /><br />If the US had to integrate, say, 100 million people from a communist country you would be in even deeper shit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-43106748336431703182009-11-17T05:56:08.899-06:002009-11-17T05:56:08.899-06:00Ummmm. . . .I may not be as educated in economics ...Ummmm. . . .I may not be as educated in economics as Mt Krugman, but if I'm reading the chart correctly, Germany has had a CONSTANT 8% unemployment rate. Even during the good times. What's up with that? We (US) started at about 5%. Seems to me that makes a lot of difference.<br /><br />B Woodman<br />III-perAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com