Germany finishes paying for WWI today

Yep, today Germany wrote the last check (for I think 100 million) for the Treaty of Versailles. It took nearly 100 years because of set backs like WWII, and then the nation rebuilding that occurred after WWII. When asked who the check was made out to, the answer was "private investors." Basically, the debt was sold a long time ago in national bonds and various other forms of private investment.

I don't have a link or anything, just heard about it on NPR this morning.

Very interesting

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Originally Posted by Tor Larson

How about that tab for WW2???? No...let's not punish Germany for the death of millions. Many German companies that profited from the Holocaust are still around and stronger than ever- never paid dick for their crimes. Bayer, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, and Siemens are just a few that did some nasty stuff and we let them get away with it. Hate to say it but...I won't own anything German- be it a car, a bike, drug, optics, etc. Go to Europe all the time but never to Germany. Their firearms? Never a fan of HK or Mauser. Me bad.

Tor

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Really?
Read much American history lately?

It is in our best interest to buy American whenever possible. I will never buy a foreign made car. All my guns are US made too.

The horrors of Germany should never be forgotten.

I'll buy American cars when they make something I want to own. Otherwise you are just encouraging substandard products.

There are a few American cars I'd own now, but not many.

Glad they paid. Probably a pr move.

As for buying american. I try hard to buy american stuff as long as it is qualitu

Just cause it's "Made in America" doesn't mean I'll buy it. If I have to go overseas for better be quality, then I will. (General subjective statement, pull your panties out of a twist and read with sarcasism:) American car compies have been producing junk with electronis that no one needs/wants. When they build better quality, I'll start buyit. (scasism off) As far as teh whole German firearms things.... There isn't a single country that hasn't committed horrendous acts whether it be genocide or simple blacklisting. One day I will own a MP5 FA Navy variant!! oh yeah!

Tim,
"teh" is so 2006 man, you gotta move on brotha.

Sry man. It's my typing. I go too fast and don't check spelling's, etc since I do like 5 things at work constantly... I'll try to do better.

The, the, the, the, the, the, the, teh <--- DARNIT!!!

Paying off an owed debt over a 100 year time span is a PR move? It wasn't a PR move, as no one even realized it was happening. Except for here, where else has anyone heard about this? No where. It's the same way in Germany.