Should I stay or should I go? Given Germany's high cost and sluggish growth, some business leaders are mulling relocating, or at least investing abroad. DW has a look at the numbers.

German companies are continuing to move abroad — and that applies to businesses of every size. According to press reports

According to the data, around 1,300 German companies with more than 50 employees relocated business functions abroad between 2021 and 2023. That’s equivalent to 2.2% of all companies of that size based in Germany in 2023.

  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Sorry, I’m still no friend of the system collapse narrative. Though I see the urgency.

    And the biblical 7 good/bad years can also be interpreted in far less extreme ways.

    • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Hmmh. Yeah some people add it to the mix. I mean we’ve had revolution happen. It’s not like it is just a theory. I guess people just need to pay attention in history class. Learn what reform and revolution is… Consequences thereof… And it’s not like we’re close to anything like that. At least not here.

      I think that bible tale mostly showcases how people already knew thousands of years ago, how life is a constant up and down. And you have to find ways to deal with it. It’s probably not exactly about that. As far as I remember they also had weather patterns back then and effects on agriculture. Plus it’s an old story about God’s supposed favorite tribe, their hardship and how they were able to prevail. It’s not the same thing as the doomerism baked into Christianity, due to early days and those teachings.
      Probabably also doesn’t matter unless we invite Peter Thiel over. CDU isn’t really Christian in any way. At least not on a federal level.

      • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Since you keep harping on the bible: Jesus was not a (political) revolutionary.

        And although I don’t subscribe to it, I prefer to look at a saner interpretation of Christianity than the US American grifter FUD.