Germans are unhappy of their economic situation, but feel righteous about it (they took the stagnation on the chin rather than thriftily borrowing to keep on spending).
They would probably welcome increased wages, but have been brain-washed, for good and bad reasons, that this would be a dangerous thing to do (bring back inflation, make them less competitive, cost jobs, etc...). Wind power
Ah, who am I kidding??!
Propaganda works, if you get such results... Wind power