Comment Re:No, not really (Score 1) 298
It's having an economy with enough demand for labor that people can get jobs and earn their own way without relying on forced charity from their neighbors.
The German mixed-market economy is underwritten by sound economic analysis. They 3% during the great recession. When was the last time the USA had 3% growth? If you grow the pie, then the "forced charity" is free.
Most people in the USA want to run the economy according to the moral code: "what is mine is mine". That is great and all, but it just isn't serious economics.