25 years ago, the US and Germany had similar labor productivity. Germany was a global industrial powerhouse.

25 years ago, the US and Germany had similar labor productivity. Germany was a global industrial powerhouse.

Then Germany followed the left-green path of overregulation, bureaucracy, energy suicide, and redistribution, and became the sick man of Europe. Don’t be like Germany. pic.twitter.com/1AiP9L5Bnm

— Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) January 10, 2026