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Re:Ask HN: Why do companies outside the US pay so much less? by cylinder on Monday February 06, 2017 @09:32PM (#13586475)
I agree. People stop reducing your life to dollars (or €).

That said, I think the USD is propped up in ways that others are not due to its status in the world. They'd an advantage for some, certainly. And Euro is weakened by rest of EU, if Germany were standalone their currency would be higher than now.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do companies outside the US pay so much less? by Shanea93 on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @04:33AM (#13588229)
As a European, I think of Europe as being similar to the United States: Each country is it's own state and part of a whole.

In my opinion, saying that if Germany were standalone they would have a stronger currency is the same as saying "If California were standalone they would have a stronger currency".

The US has its Mississippi, Europe has its Greece.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do companies outside the US pay so much less? by NetStrikeForce on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @08:43AM (#13589237)
If there was no Euro, Germany would have a much harder time selling their stuff to the rest of Europe that "it's weakening the Euro".

It's on purpose, part of the plan.

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