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Total outsider and novice here, but from what you're describing, it seems that Greece has to leave the Euro and default on its debts. If people are electing lea
by DanielBMarkham 10y ago
Total outsider and novice here, but from what you're describing, it seems that Greece has to leave the Euro and default on its debts. If people are electing leaders who have no control over finances, there's no democracy at work. Horrible thing to have happen in the birthplace of democracy.
The EU was sort of a beta version of a United Europe. They weren't as luck as the U.S., where a highly educated but small group of people tried to come up with the simplest thing they could that wouldn't fail. Instead it looks like quite a bit of architecture astronaut syndrome going on. If I'm right, and I'm just a passerby, the sooner they start down the road to refactoring the better it will be for everybody.
- lifeisstillgood 10y ago> Greece has to leave the Euro and default on its debts. pretty much > architecture astronaut syndrome Not really. It started well. The Euro currency was the great achilles heel, as it meant there MUST be fiscal harmonisation between countries that were arguing over the amount of meat in a sausage. That said the more I learn about USA and the states, especially the southern states, the more I realise we need things like TIPP and TPP and the WTO. The states generally hate being in a federal system. I would try and listen to Yanis Varoufakis stuff online. (https://yanisvaroufakis.eu/ https://yanisvaroufakis.eu/ is his blog but there is a lot there with little organisation) Is in favour of defeating Pikkety with UBI: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/basic-income-funded-by-capital-income-by-yanis-varoufakis-2016-10 https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/basic-income-fu...
- mfukar 10y agoIt seems kind of weird to me that you agree than a common currency without a political union is doomed, then go on to support a political schism.