Somebody: I get it. You're *never* going to address any question whose answer might undermine your ideological fixations. Just like you're *never* going to respond to any criticism of your nasty, brutish behavior on this list.
After all, if you conceded that, on balance, Germany had a more expansive safety net or a lower poverty rates than the U.S., than it would provide a rational explanation for the views of the American left. Heaven forbid the facts might contradict your vituperative rants.