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More Greek Tragedy
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Well the Euro is a relevant project - its a way to sort of tie together a more than 100 year old peace project with peoples wallets. The problem is that extra-national currency tend to fall between the chairs and end up in the lap of bankers ... who, because they do what they do, tend to enjoy austerity measures as that will make the bank richer. And it will tie them closer to the union making it extra relevant that these banks exists.
Now we (here, not you guys) don't have the euro, which is good. Hell, its great. But its also problematic because in the long run that puts us outside of the central core of the union which may be bad (if the union stay intact) and it may be good (if the union breaks up). Although if the union crumbles we are all kinda screwed since that would probably start the whole war-talk-peace-argue-war-talk-peace cycle off aaaall over again
Now we (here, not you guys) don't have the euro, which is good. Hell, its great. But its also problematic because in the long run that puts us outside of the central core of the union which may be bad (if the union stay intact) and it may be good (if the union breaks up). Although if the union crumbles we are all kinda screwed since that would probably start the whole war-talk-peace-argue-war-talk-peace cycle off aaaall over again
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The EU should give rebates to tourists who visit Greece so the money gets in the economy and not the bankers pockets.
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So Charles, you back the Greek seccessionists? Are you even aware that being a member of the European Union is about the only thread keeping civil government and by extension civil rights alive in Greece? Seccession is the policy of the radical right. With the neo-fascists in power minorities in Greece will be utterly wthout protection. You should move to Texas and see how proponents of seccession there welcome you.Or do you think race war is somehow going to bring about a Socialist Greece?
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Charles, Romney's point was that we should get our country's finances in order so we never get to the point where we need to choose between default and brutal austerity measures.
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Funny among the many reasons for Greece's predicament is rampant tax evasion. Something Romney is obviously rather fond of.
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What @3 said. Most of this money never goes into Greece, it just goes to German banks.
@6 is correct. The La Grande List of the top 100 tax avoiders using Swiss and Leichtenstein banks to avoid Greek taxes was never acted on.
@6 is correct. The La Grande List of the top 100 tax avoiders using Swiss and Leichtenstein banks to avoid Greek taxes was never acted on.
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Ken Mehlman @5: Charles, Romney's point was that we should get our country's finances in order so we never get to the point where we need to choose between default and brutal austerity measures.
True, during the campaign, Mitt Romney was like someone preaching the importance of losing weight, all the while promoting a "Supersize Me" diet. The wondrous chutzpah of the Romney campaign was having your fiscal righteousness and getting to eat your fiscal cake too.
True, during the campaign, Mitt Romney was like someone preaching the importance of losing weight, all the while promoting a "Supersize Me" diet. The wondrous chutzpah of the Romney campaign was having your fiscal righteousness and getting to eat your fiscal cake too.
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