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Euro Breakup Talk Increases as Germany Loses Its Currency Proxy

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  • Sir_Humphrey
    Sir_Humphrey Posts: 1,978 Forumite
    edited 14 May 2010 at 5:27PM
    Remember that the Germans were criticising Keynesianism at the same time as giving a fiscal boost larger than that administered by Gordon Brown. Her party has also just lost some important regional elections.

    The inability of financial types to understand politics astounds me (I can already predict Generali's riposte).
    Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    I think australia should pull out of the euro, their spin attack just isnt the same since warney left.
    Mortgage debt - [STRIKE]£8,811.47 [/STRIKE] Paid off!
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,223 Forumite
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    Those who venerate the German / Chinese economic model could think on the fact that it would be impossible for them to run their economies with output exceeding consumption without other countries doing the opposite - why is it that the borrowers model is seen as unsustainable but the lenders opposite side of the same coin is seen as virtuous?
    I think....
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Remember that the Germans were criticising Keynesianism at the same time as giving a fiscal boost larger than that administered by Gordon Brown. Her party has also just lost some important regional elections.

    The inability of financial types to understand politics astounds me (I can already predict Generali's riposte).

    Off you go then, save me the trouble.
  • Degenerate
    Degenerate Posts: 2,166 Forumite
    shane42 wrote: »
    i think Germany should leave the Euro they would be better of with out it

    They would now, as it's becoming more trouble than it's worth.

    It's worth noting though, that the loss of competitiveness the Euro has caused in the southern states has been to the benefit of Germany.
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