Originally Posted by JustAMushroom

Try to think for a second before you speak (or type). Don't just regurgitate crap you've heard others say. Germany is way more expensive and by some measurements less productive than the US. France and England too. Yet German most products and companies are successful. The airbus too.

Many factors go into this decision, including the legal environment, and skilled work force supply. And for now the US is competitive in those arenas.

And unions built this country and its middle class. Why you paint them all with a broad brush is beyond me. I'm no Kool Aid drinker but in the in 1970 CEO to average employee pay was 40:1. Today is 200:1. Isn't that more of an issue? Crappy run companies?