alt Hacker NewsGermany's GDP is shrinking.
The regulations that make it hard to lay off someone have an equal and opposite effect of making companies very reluctant to hire. This impedes the efficient allocation of labor, resulting in a poorer GDP.
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"The Stupidity of GDP per Capita"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiymTzsZfoA
How much of this years GDP growth in the USA went to average citizens? What does GDP growth matter if your citizens have zero access to healthcare, can't improve their conditions, can't innovate, can't try new ideas because they are tied to healthcare via their current job?
How much of American GDP growth goes to Billionaires and isn't a useful health metric?
See: Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/31/billionaires-ad...
I would 100% chose to live in Germany than the USA. GDP is one consideration, but QOL more important.
It looks like Germany's GDP has increased every year in recent memory except 2009 and 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Germany#Data