Jun 2, 2010
MERKEL, UNLIKE OBAMA, LOWERS UNEMPLOYMENT
Obama's handling of the economy won kudos from the punditry while Merkel was disdained. How wronger could they have been? German Unemployment Falls Twice as Much as Forecast Before the crisis American and German unemployment stood both at 7.2%. Today the German one stands at 7.7% The US unemployment stands at 9.7%!