Comments by "Juicy Fruit" (@juicyfruit4378) on "Type Ashton"
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@catriona_drummond You know NOTHING about the Marshall Plan which also had to be paid back and the last time I checked, no other former Russian Satellite country had a brother/sister that gave them 1.5 trillion Deutsche Marks to help "rebuild." Oh and speaking of rebuilding 40 billion Deutsche Marks went to the former Soviet Union as the East had no money to spare. For 33 years Euro 350, every day since the reunification to bring East Germany up to speed while the West's own streets and infrastructure also needed repairing. Wonder why no one wants to retire in the East? Hmmm, let's see: Where has the most violence against foreigners been since 1989? Where has the AFD been, BY FAR, the most active since 1989? Where has the highest crime rates been since 1989 outside of Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt? Where has the highest pollution rates been since 1989? Where is the highest concentration of employee retention failure since 1989 to include new and foreign conglomorates since 1989? Oh yes, Everyone had a job in the East - strange though the entire economy collapsed and industry came to a complete standstill - so where were all those jobs again? Apparently not working too hard as the infrastructure would have remained in place now wouldn't have it? That's right - things were better before the wall right? I agree with you too that Prison is quite comfortable: 3 meals a day, everyone watching over you and you couldn't go beyond the courtyard - what a lovely society. Strange though that in this utopia, 2.5 million East Germans fled to the west from 1961-1989 ( a city the size of Hamburg). I'm certain more would have fled had they been granted "permission" to leave the courtyard without leaving someone behind as collateral or risking a foot, arm, eyes, or other body parts while attempting to cros the courtyard. Here's a thought for you. Has it ever occurred to you that many West Germans didn't want to incorporate your part of Germany or at least no in the expedient manner that it went? You keep talking about being forced to integrate into West Germany but don't see that West Germany was also forced to integrate your part as well. Learn history before making further ignorant comments.
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@FredRickenbacher Yes, lets argue -- And How does the average American's pay stack up to his/her German counterpart???? The US GDP is by FAR the largest in the World and 3% decrease can be made up by the state of California alone - that state, if a separate country would be the WORLD's 5th largest GDP beating out the UK. Try that in one of Germany's states (Bavaria), when standing alone in Europe would be the 7th largest GDP - Europe that is - Bavaria wouldn't even rank in the top 20 in the World's GDP - in short, you cannot compare Germany's standings with that of the USA. The USA also doesn't have socialized programs like Germany does as it's a pure capitalist system whereas Germany mixes it's capitalism with social welfare. Nice try. An PhD in Engineering (USA) pays much more innsurance, transport and daily amenities as his/her German counterpart. HOWEVER, the American Phd gets paid almost 3 X as much as his/her German counterpart and has a larger possibility of OWNING his/her property than the Government continuously taxing it until he/she dies as in Germany. Why do the RICH migrate to the USA? How many RICH Americans migrate to Germany? Practically none as the bureaucracy, crazy tax rates and overregulated system isn't worth the troube. You however, don't have a shortage of RICH Germans leaving Germany for tax shelters or wanting to own their property and belongings versus "renting" them.
Germany's population is shrinking - try raising children when your paycheck and pension barely covers the rent, utilities and sustenence. Germany allowed 1.5 million immigrants into it's borders from 2015 on -- how's that worked out for the Government? In the USA, it's the crime thats always been out of control due to their culture, not immigrants. Both countries have their ups/downs - there's no questioning that, but if Germany doesn't start coming into the 20th century and start paying it's people better which they can easily do, they'll continue on a downward spiral and rather fast.
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@FredRickenbacher No, it's reality! We have German pensioners who have to collect empty bottles and cans so they can get more coin in order to make ends meet. The average German brings home no more than Euro 1000-1200 monthly and rent is already at Euro 600 notwithstanding utilities and sustinence. Now, instead of raising wages to meet inflation, the German way is simply to increase the retirement age from 65 to 70. Ridiculous! Many of our doctors, attorney and engineers leave for other countries because they make DOUBLE of what they would be here, not 10, 20,30 or 50 percent more, but double! Why is that? Germany pays poorly for the tasks they demand from workers. I supervised 40 people and wasn't paid more than Euro 25.00 per hour - crazy! I bet you if tallied the majority of German Pensioners, they woud all agree that their retirement is not enough YET Germany is the largest GDP and richest nation in Europe and 5th in the World's economy. There is NO excuse except corporate greed and 1% population wealth control that has Germany in this state. The German Government wonders why their working force is becoming less and less interested in toeing the line? The days of "gastarbeiter" doing all the work that Germans didn't want to do is over. These "gastarbeiters" are now more skilled and educated than before and younger Germans see how their parents/grandparents are struggling bringing the meager pay home for hard work that barely covers the cost. The German population is shrinking and the Government wonders why?? Here's a thought: Who can afford kids in Germany anymore??? Instead of facing reality, the German Government thinks that people shoud work longer until they're too old then simply discard and start again.
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@cdiehr-xm3mc BEST COMMENT HERE -- Germany simply doesn't pay it's people enough for the skills they have. Anyone with an education above the elementary level knows this and most leave for other countries where they get paid double for their skills. Instead of facing this head on, the Germany would rather raise the retirement age as if that's going to change anything. Germany has unfortunately never been short of "Gastarbeiter" who were actually responsible for the "muscle" behind Germany's wirtschaftswunder in the 50s along with montary subsidies from the Marshall Plan and subsequent war debt forgiveness of the Allies. Unfortunately, Germany never learned that meager pay for increased responsibility does not function. The old addage by "doing more with less" simply doesn't work in the long haul and Germany is seeing this firsthand. The new migrants coming to do Germany's jobs that the Germans, themselves don't want to do, are no longer uneducated, or unskilled as before. Their reason for migrating is that their own country lies in poverty, so anything is better than nothing at that point. Most PhD or Master degreed immigrants go to the USA or nations that can afford them long-term investments. Germany's own highly skilled are finding themelves in other European nations where their salary affords them a good life plus some of the luxuries their salary cannot afford here in Germany - that should not be considering Germany is by FAR the largest and richest GDP in Europe and the only nation keeping the EU intact - without Germany, the EU would collapse within a month guaranteed - so why then are the citizens of this country paid so poorly for the skills they possess?
You made the best comment here as it's the most truthful - German salaries don't make ends meet any longer and until those salaries start matching current and realistic economic platforms, Germany will continue to see a decrease in skilled employees wanting to remain, an increase in uskilled labor, decrease in population and a droppage in GDP on the global stage.
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@FredRickenbacher The medium income is not getting higher but decreasing and stagnating - those are reliable indicators resulting from income not keeping up to par with the increased inflation and cost of living - Germany is not a poor nation so there is no excuse for this to be happening in Germany. The reason why no one walks out bankrupt after surgery in Germany is that the salary of said person prior to any surgery isn't commesurate with the medical costs to begin with. Kids walk out of German College and start with a salary that a kid without any formal education in the USA earns after one year of vocational training. What occurs then, is that same young German tends to migrate out of Germany to other nations in search of more lucrative earnings. In fact, in Regensburg Klinikum we ALWAYS hired new doctors who spent years OVERSEAS to those that remained in Germany for their complete studies - why is that? As of now, German salaries haven't increased 12-15% which is what basic goods have increased to including government funding/health insurance -- that's a poverty line you will never have to deal with as an attorney - your salary overrides the vast majority of the German salary base -- I highly doubt you'll be trying to make ends meet when you retire yet, the average retiree in Germany is having difficulting making those same ends meet after working 40 years in Siemens, Bosch, Daimler, BMW or Bayer, etc. You and I are not middle class - we are fortunately above it and our salaries are commesurate with the inflation rates -- 90% of our fellow citizens are not.
Having lived and worked, in the USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Greece and the UK - German social care is best in many categories - however for what Germans are covered by, their salaries are not keeping pace and the minimum wage is obsolete in todays living standards.
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