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To: unclewest who wrote (67685)	9/7/2004 2:31:26 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793908

How do you see German politics playing out over the next 5-10 years? It will bump along on a mediocre, below-potential level. Maybe there will be a new government in 2006 unless Schröder manages to pull out another rabbit from his hat. I am not sure yet that Angela Merkel angela-merkel.de , the likely next chancellor, will succeed in structural reforms. what impact will the German Muslim community play if any? The majority of them are Turks who have a special role among Muslims. If instability increases it will probably be due to the still prevailing gap between former West and East Germany. $1500 billion subsidies were unable to create a vibrant economy in the former GDR. In some areas the unemployment is 20-30%. Do you still have the Gastarbeiter program going strong? Nothing has changed since my #reply-19926081 A small Green Card program for IT employees was launched a few years ago but there were difficulties finding enough applicants.