Do other people really steal your jobs?

This is an interesting article about too many Germans in Switzerland. While I think there is some truth in this there is also a big misperception in here. Let's start with the facts. Switzerland is a small and very rich country that is a neighbor of Germany and it has, compared to Germany, very attractive tax regulations. Therefore it's pretty normal that it attracts many Germans in upper level jobs (e.g. doctors, scientists). In addition to that it has great outdoors (e.g. mountains, lakes, skiing, boating etc.) and hence a large tourism industy. In that regards its like many other places e.g. Monaco, USA, Canada, Australia.

If you have many high income earners this will move up prices, no question. This is not good for many low to middle income earners because they can't afford or hardly afford houses etc. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that this causes some conflict. This needs to be addressed but is the lockout of others the right answer?
Today most people need to adjust to a mindset where they compete with many other people around the world. The Internet made it possible. You can't lock yourself into a place and just don't let anyone in. You have to make sure that you are ready to compete successfully. To do that you have to be prepared and learn as much as you can from others.
Be open to learn from others and then make sure that everyone (incl. low to middle income earners) can have a decent living. To use yesterdays methods to fight todays problems won't work.

Only the innovative survive in engineering

I agree with this article and the question behind this is: "What does your company do to stay innovative?" It's easier said than done to stay ahead of the competition. Most companies need to do more with less and this will not change. You have to life with it and hopefully life well with it.

Does your company generate enough idea's for improvements? Do you really follow up on your idea's?
If you want to have a company or a job tomorrow you better start thinking what you can do to stay ahead of the competition.

Americans like Germany

Here is an entertaining but not very informative article that shows that Americans like Germany. It's interesting to see what that is based upon

• Germany's role in international politics
• Germany's role in Afghanistan
• Germany promotes peace and democracy in the world
• Germany's taking responsiblity for the Holocaust and WWII
• Good knowledge about Germany

While this seems like a nice result for Germany I would say these are all non or hard to quantify values and hence it's not possible to draw any conclusions out of this. The most interesting information in this article is actually hidden in some comments. Nevertheless it's a good example of how to write about something without saying too much.