More and More Leave Germany Behind

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Faced with poor job prospects, high taxes and an intrusive bureaucracy, more and more Germans are choosing to emigrate. Most of those who leave, though, are highly qualified -- which could mean devastating economic consequences.

They are fed up, truly fed up. Fed up with the constant bickering over the costs of wage benefits, social reforms, elimination of subsidies, store closing hours and all the other symbols of a country stuck in bureaucratic and legislative gridlock.

They are tired of living in country where landing a job is like playing the lottery, a country where not even half of citizens live from gainful employment and a country in which even academics in their mid-40s are already considered problem cases when it comes to job placement. In other words, they are fed up with living in a country where all opportunities already seem to be taken: opportunities to succeed in one's career, to own property and to achieve prosperity.

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According to the German Federal Office of Statistics, 144,815 Germans left the country last year, a jump of almost 25 percent over 2002. At the same time, fewer and fewer Germans are returning from abroad. The most recent figure is 128,052. For the first time in a generation, more Germans are emigrating than returning.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiege...,446045,00.html

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

ummm where are they moving to?

Daniel

:energetic:

[almaty 19]

ummm where are they moving to?

Daniel

:energetic:

hmmm... good question

[dalegg 143]

ummm where are they moving to?

Daniel

:energetic:

hmmm... good question

Austria

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

ummm where are they moving to?

Daniel

:energetic:

The article mentions Norway, New Zealand, USA, Austria, Australia, Canada as destinations for German emigrants.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Faced with poor job prospects, high taxes and an intrusive bureaucracy, more and more Germans are choosing to emigrate. Most of those who leave, though, are highly qualified -- which could mean devastating economic consequences.

No surprise there.

[Ban Hammer 13,677]

Faced with poor job prospects, high taxes and an intrusive bureaucracy, more and more Germans are choosing to emigrate. Most of those who leave, though, are highly qualified -- which could mean devastating economic consequences.

No surprise there.

the entire article is not a surprise. i met plenty of fed up germans during my stay over there.