Well, Germany wouldn't be the shining gem of Europe if the United States hadn't rebuilt it from the ground up in our image after we practically destroyed it. So check and mate. I will say you do have a very tasty chocolate cake. But I wonder how long Germany can afford all those entitlements if it actually paid its dues to NATO and stop depending on the United States for its defense.
Edit: Just did a quick google search and discovered that Germany is having their own financial problems and issues with poverty. Apparently those entitlements that make Germany so "great" is fiscally unsustainable. I guess by your standards of "greatness", Germany is struggling and the things that made Germany "great" is contributing to its financial collapse.
Problems of poverty in Germany
Germany: Poverty threatens almost 20 percent of population | DW | 31.10.2018
But maybe the United States should be more like France. They are doing it right...right?
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Ooops! Apparently France has a worse homeless problem than America does.
But with all that money from Europe's economic superiority they should be able to afford all their entitlements...right?