You can either have a cohesive society with high social trust or a diverse society filled with distrust. <\/p>\n
The only way to run a country with low social trust is with lots of laws and regulations. As America has become more diverse, it has had to become more regulated.<\/p>\n
A 99% German Germany would not have the following issue:<\/p>\n
GERMANY CONSIDERS $5,450 LIMIT ON CASH TRANSACTIONS<\/a><\/p>\n BERLIN (AP) — The German government is considering introducing a limit of 5,000 euros ($5,450) on cash transactions in an effort to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism.<\/p>\n Deputy finance minister Michael Meister said Wednesday that Germany would like to see a European solution, but could introduce a national limit if none is achieved, news agency dpa reported. He said “we can imagine a level of 5,000 euros.”<\/p>\n Meister said there’s “the risk of terror financing and we also have the problem of how to clear up money-laundering offenses properly” when large transactions are conducted anonymously.<\/p>\n Germans tend to use cash more than many other Europeans. Opposition Green Party lawmaker Konstantin von Notz tweeted that trying to limit cash payments “is a new fundamental attack on data protection and privacy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can either have a cohesive society with high social trust or a diverse society filled with distrust. The only way to run a country with low social trust is with lots of laws and regulations. As America has become … Continue reading