Bavaria was poor once and took then .. now they don't want to share .. it's also about inequality and .. me vs the common good .. for sure no one could help but think while reading it of the good ol' USA
Always remember "It’s Not About Welfare States" .. some of ..
Sweden, with the largest social expenditure, is doing just fine. So is Denmark. And Germany, which is the up side of the pulling-apart euro, has a bigger welfare state than the GIPS.
The problem is not new. Karl Marx oversold socialism, but he was right in claiming that globalization, unfettered financial capitalism, and redistribution of income and wealth from labor to capital could lead capitalism to self- destruct. As he argued, unregulated capitalism can lead to regular bouts of over-capacity, under-consumption, and the recurrence of destructive financial crises, fueled by credit bubbles and asset-price booms and busts. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=68031601
We'll see now if steps which should have been taken before .. steps to more