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		iwangulenko on Dec 19, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: All Politicians in Switzerland In Germany politicians drive around in bullet-proof BMW/Mercedes.

mieseratte on Dec 19, 2017 | [–]

Is that all politicians or only fairly high level ones? Insofar as I'm aware most Congresspersons in the US do not receive protection.

ameister14 on Dec 19, 2017 | [–]

Germany has an extremely different history than Switzerland with 10x the population and 357,000 sqkm to Switzerland's 41,000. It is not what most would categorize as a 'small' country.

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