Re: austerity, my point was more to do with what it was blamed on, not so much the actual root cause. Either way, I'm personally against austerity in down marke

Re: austerity, my point was more to do with what it was blamed on, not so much the actual root cause. Either way, I'm personally against austerity in down markets, but personal proclivities aside, I can see recent austerity being associated with EU membership - especially while watching Greece suffer, despite the enormous differences in economics. When you're looking to blame someone for recent suffering, it doesn't so much matter the actual cause, so much as the perceived...