#wirtschaftswunder

[thespliffbunker]

Afri - Cola

sexy-mini-super-flower-pop-op-Cola-

( “alles ist in AFRI-COLA…”)

Weird German TV Advert by Charles Wilp 1968

[monkeyssalad-blog]

NSU-Fiat 500 C Belvedere by Vintage Cars & People Via Flickr: A cheerful brunette lady peeking out of the sunroof of a German-built Fiat in summertime. Note the stuffed zebra mascot in the rear side window. The car is registered in the city of Hamburg with black number plates of Allied-occupied Germany. Country of origin: Germany

[dashalbrundezimmer]

gisbertstraße // köln stammheim

the last jug in the krug has long since been emptied, but what remains is the memory of merry times on gisbertstraße. across the street, by the way, is the cigarette house I've already shown you. there must have been a lively exchange between the two shops in the past.

der letzte krug im krug ist schon lange geleert, was bleibt ist die erinnerung an feuchtfröhliche zeiten auf der gisbertstraße. gegenüber ist übrigens das schon von mir gezeigte zigarettenhaus. da war früher bestimmt mal ein reger austausch zwischen beiden geschäften.

stammheim gezielt zu besuchen war auf jedenfall eine gute idee, die städtische pheripherie ist wie so oft die reinste zeitkapsel aus wirtschaftswunderzeiten

[scavengedluxury]

Volkswagen factory, Wolfsburg, 1959. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[danismm]

“Design in Germany today” by Smithsonian Institution, 1961.

[the-funtime-autocrat]

America’s 2008 bank crash offered a great opportunity to write down the often-fraudulent junk mortgages that burdened many lower-income families, especially minorities. But this was not done, and millions of American families were evicted. The way to restore normalcy today is a debt writedown. The debts in deepest arrears, and most likely to default, are student debts, medical debts, general consumer debts and purely speculative debts. They block spending on goods and services, shrinking the “real” economy. A debt writedown would be pragmatic, not merely a moral sympathy with the less affluent. In fact, it could create what the Germans called an “Economic Miracle” — their own modern debt jubilee in 1948, the currency reform administered by the Allied Powers. When the Deutsch Mark was introduced, replacing the Reichsmark, 90 percent of government and private debt was wiped out. Germany emerged as an almost debt-free economy, with low costs of production that jump-started its modern economy. In the past, the politically powerful financial sector has blocked a writedown. Until now, the basic ethic of most people has been that debts must be repaid. But it is time to recognize that most debts now cannot be paid — through no real fault of the debtors in the face of today’s economic disaster.

Michael Hudson, “A Debt Jubilee Is the Only Way to Avoid a Depression” (March 22nd 2020).

[boardnroom]

Ford Taunus 12 M by Vintage Cars & People Via Flickr: A mother and daughter enjoying a roadside picnic in the countryside. The shot was most probably taken by the husband and father. A German-built Ford Taunus can be seen parked behind them. The words "Route Marrakech – Rabat (?) 54" are handwritten on reverse. I purchased this lovely vintage photographic print from a French online vendor. Country of origin: Morocco

[postpunkindustrial]

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