Well, the US outperforms Germany on productivity, innovation, and GDP / capita as well.
Pretty sure that if there were no businesses, there'd be a lot less tax revenue as well.
And given that Germany spends way, way, way less on defense than the US, and has been protected by the US from the Soviet Union & Russia for many decades, I think "freeloaders" is an interesting term to choose.
You are missing the point entirely. I am not comparing entire countries, just the companies and skill of their management.
To make my point clearer, lets replace Germany with Kazahstan.
Lets say we are examining if Starbucks management is more or less skilled than some random coffee company in Kazahstan.
Revenue per customer in USA will be higher. Sometimes workers in Kazahstan could be sick because there is outbreak of the literal plague and that will hit revenues.
Could you replace management in Kazah coffee company with American management and achieve the same results as in US?
Does the great skill of American management prevent outbreaks of the plague, or stops mafia from raiding your corporate office? No, in Us management doesn't even have to think about these kind of issues.
If not, then lets not assign the entire success of American society to corporate upper management?
Pretty sure that if there were no businesses, there'd be a lot less tax revenue as well.
And given that Germany spends way, way, way less on defense than the US, and has been protected by the US from the Soviet Union & Russia for many decades, I think "freeloaders" is an interesting term to choose.