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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: They learned nothing from the US
Date: 05/25/26 7:50 PM
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Article I found on the Fool METaR board.

Rust Belt On The Rhine

The deindustrialization of Germany:
If Europe’s economic motor stalls, the Continent’s already polarized political landscape will shudder.


politico.eu - Rust belt on the rhine the deindustrialization of germany

The EU recently refined it's free trade agreement with Mexico. That followed free trade agreements with India and Brazil.

Same trend we saw in the US, excalti9ng with NAFTA, 30 tears ago, and China's admission to the WTO, about 25 years ago. We have seen how the hollowing out of US industry has lead to social problems that resulted in the rise of demigoddess passing themselves off as populists. Seems the EU, and particularly, Germany, would have learned what happens when the "JCs" are allowed to seek the cheapest labor in the world.

Steve
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