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To: Olog-hai
Hasn't stopped Germany

Yes it did.

Germany's GDP and manufacturing output did not hit pre-war levels until the late 1980's. Final clearing of bombed out shells didn't end until 1990. The war had a profound effect on Germany.

Germany concentrates on high tech, high value added manufacturing products. A good national strategy.

BTW 60% of BMW's sold in Germany are produced in Alabama and shipped to Germany.

36 posted on 08/13/2011 8:00:12 PM PDT by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President. Alea iacta est!)
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To: Mikey_1962

Germany's GDP and manufacturing output did not hit pre-war levels until the late 1980's
During that time, US manufacturing was still in the range of close to 40 percent of total economy. A lot has changed in 20+ years.

Germany concentrates on high tech, high value added manufacturing products. A good national strategy
They also have a lot of small businesses across a very large spectrum of industries. They didn't become the world's largest exporter for nothing (only eclipsed by China last year, but that can't last).
59 posted on 08/13/2011 9:36:00 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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