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Forum: Europe
Apr 16th 2016, 7:58 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

It's already 2/3 of the way there. The streets are already paved. And "ever-closer political Union" doesn't mean "we'll do lunch". It means what it says on the tin.

Like I've always said. One...
Forum: Europe
Apr 9th 2016, 7:18 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Well, the yanks have the Dollar, but taxes vary greatly from state to state.

The problem with the Euro isn't the lack of common taxation, but the fact that it [was] a single currency with multiple...
Forum: Europe
Oct 26th 2015, 7:40 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Why would any respectable socialist want to leave the EU? Great source of everybody else's money...
Forum: Europe
Aug 20th 2015, 9:24 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

The "snap elections" will be interesting.

The saga isn't over quite yet. But I never thought it was.
Forum: Europe
Aug 18th 2015, 11:58 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

I can assure you, that somebody of influence in Germany clearly understands economics. Or at least knows how to keep an economy prosperous.

I'm in Germany right now, and I can say with confidence...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 9:17 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Well the EU has a lot of mistakes to rectify, and a lot of hurdles to overcome. That also is no secret (except for the usual dismissal coming from europhiles). Europe is still on very thin ice. A...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 8:30 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

By "CR" do you mean Costa Rica?
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 8:00 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

First, I never said anything of the kind. So that rather negates the rest of your post, but in the interest of further explanation,

it's no secret that the bulk of the European debt crisis is the...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 12:40 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

The UK has its own economy, its own political system, is perhaps the single most culturally divergent from Europeans, and unlike most EU members, is not dependent on the EU for its livelihood or...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 10:17 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Germans are doing well, so is the UK (though the UK really isnt economically "Europe" and isn't an EU dependent as most others are), France is up and down, Spain finally is seeing some good signs...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th 2015, 9:04 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Erm, you might have noticed this little economic problem Europe is having? You may also have noticed that the yanks aren't suffering it?

Again, easy to blame the yanks, but then, they really don't...
Forum: Europe
Aug 10th 2015, 12:31 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Everything bad is someone else's fault, and anything good is solely to our credit, innit?

Blame-letting, therefore, is key to realising that common wisdom. So, if Portugal isn't everything we'd...
Forum: Europe
Aug 10th 2015, 11:25 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Oh, Christ.

If you can't find a good blame-let, the yanks are always the traditional fallback.

This whole 'nothing is our fault' thing is getting tiresome. I hope the many challenges facing...
Forum: Europe
Jul 28th 2015, 9:20 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

While reading this, I found myself thinking, "Varoufakis perhaps isn't as stupid as he's been characterised".

Obviously, this isn't a good example of the kind of leadership you'd want in...
Forum: Europe
Jul 15th 2015, 10:39 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Well, reputation follows results.

I'd argue that before Syriza was voted in, Legarde had good reasons to believe that stability in Greece could be achieved, although she was openly warning her...
Forum: Europe
Jul 15th 2015, 7:57 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

These are all very, very big numbers. What's troubling is that all that's needed is to lean a little too far out the [political] window, and ... Greece 2.0, 2.3, 3.0... but the aftershock measures...
Forum: Europe
Jul 15th 2015, 6:51 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

OK... I love these comparisons.

This is a bit like comparing a 100K debt held by a healthy gainfully-employed, 30-year old, to a disabled, unemployed 67 year old with 25 K debt.

The numbers are...
Forum: Europe
Jul 15th 2015, 6:22 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

OK.. fair enough.

But the IMF is a key component to any kind of fiscal relief. It's their very purpose. Rather difficult to abstain isn't it?

Look, there's plenty of blame to go around. And...
Forum: Europe
Jul 14th 2015, 8:48 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Christine Lagarde has always been the only voice of reason within the troika. She has always warned of the political risks of too much austerity. And so far, she's been bang-on with every prediction....
Forum: Europe
Jul 14th 2015, 7:28 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

I have a friend in Germany who has held very senior positions in major companies throughout his professional life. In that time (he claims) he has (compulsory) contributed over €1.5M to his pension,...
Forum: Europe
Jul 14th 2015, 2:48 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

I was there in 2001 when the DM switched to Euro. At the time, the Deutschmark was roughly 2 to the Euro (50c). Despite all assurances that there would be no inflation, that very morning, the...
Forum: Europe
Jul 14th 2015, 1:34 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

Oh, there's plenty of blame to go around. Lest we not forget;

First, when Greece was borne into the EU (under dubious pretenses - openly facilitated by the young, eager, idealistic Eurocrat...
Forum: Europe
Jul 13th 2015, 9:55 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

I predict that a deal will be done. However, it's not a solution, but only a band-aid stuck over a profusely bleeding wound.

Anyway, back to my original point: More austerity carries big political...
Forum: Europe
Jul 13th 2015, 9:37 am
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

It's not over yet, Tipsy still needs parliament approval, and if approved, the public will likely put them all out to pasture. No confidence.

Even if this deal goes through, I seriously doubt the...
Forum: Europe
Jul 12th 2015, 11:03 pm
Replies: 1,246
Views: 85,757
Posted By amideislas

Re: Road to a Grecian turn?

I think this is a rather dogmatic theme. You might remember this:



... And Greece is so much better off for it.

Whichever camp you subscribe to, the only way Greece can avoid complete...
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