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"I don't understand why this comment is being down voted."

Because most readers on hackernews are left wing idiots and teenagers?

"Germany has managed to suppress the value of its currency"

Actually, Germany did not suppess it's currency. But France basically insisted it gives up the "Deutsche Mark" in exchange for the reunification. This had the, in back-sight obvious but at that time unexpected side effect, that other European countries could not devalue anymore. In combination with quite low wages it makes the current German industry very successful.

[dang]

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