Well, Germany has been allowed to act as the emperor with no clothes for a while now; an economic powerhouse sitting on empty pension chests with an ageing population.<p>To compare pension fund assets:<p><pre><code>    US: $46k&#x2F;capita
    UK: $42k&#x2F;capita
    Netherlands: $76k&#x2F;capita
    Germany: $2.9k&#x2F;capita
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