Capitalism in Crisis: The Broken Pact with the People

In the German press, the word "American" became shorthand for greed. Many managers demanded “American” salaries of over $10 million (€7.25 million) a year. They targeted “American” earnings for their companies. Ackermann aimed for profits of 25 percent. German savers were recommended to take an “American” approach to their investments. Saving accounts and government bonds were passé and investing and gambling with stocks was all the rage ... Full Story »

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Jim Lang
3.6
by Jim Lang - Oct. 8, 2008

This is a rather melodramatic German report on the economy. It is long on metaphors, short on detail and focussed principally on Germany. Nevertheless, there is a thread through the article that applies to all the developed world and captures at least one dimension of our dilemma.

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