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To: TimF who wrote (322429)	1/23/2007 4:39:11 PM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1573718

..and Tortilla black market emerging while the national price lid on tortilla dries out the supply ;) Taro

To: TimF who wrote (322429)	1/23/2007 5:10:48 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573718

But Germany has higher unemployment. And yet it still doesn't have a lot of homeless. Its also important to note that the unemployed in Germany stay on the roll for two years whereas in the US, they stay on the roll only 6 months. For that reason, the US unemployment rate is understated compared to Germany's. And Germany does a lot better than many relatively statist countries, it isn't typical or average from that group. I could provide a list of dozens of countries much worse off than Germany or the US, where intrusive government has reduced wealth creation. A good example is Mexico. State owned oil industry, heavy regulation and political favoritism in other sectors, its no wonder why a tenth of Mexicans live in the US. That isn't even reasonable. Mexico is so corrupt in can't get out of its own way. I am talking apples to apples........US vs Germany and not the US vs third world.