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Nobody in France or Germany will be remotely interested in "taking over" Greece. Its like saying "hey, I got here a bucked of problems, want them?" Well, no, th

by yaix 15y ago

Nobody in France or Germany will be remotely interested in "taking over" Greece. Its like saying "hey, I got here a bucked of problems, want them?" Well, no, thanks! The sovereignty of all European countries is "weakened", that's the whole idea of the euro. There is another level of supervision, and that is really good. Not only in Greece, also e.g. Germany constantly gets told from EU institutions or the EU supreme court to change laws and regulations or to watch the deficit, etc. That's a good thing. Of course the politicians don't like it, takes away some of their power. Greece has vast opportunities, if they would get their stuff together. Solar power alone could be a great industry in Greece. There is a plan called "DeserTec", with several large EU corporation planing to install a hundred billion in solar cells in Northern Africa. If Greece was smart, they would jump on that train. But they are not, apparently. Its easier to borrow money and whine on payback time.

rdtsc 15y ago
> Nobody in France or Germany will be remotely interested in "taking over" Greece. Its like saying "hey, I got here a bucked of problems, want them?" Well, no, thanks! Well if they have islands that can be used for military bases, or agricultural lands that French farmers can use and so on. Setting a German company in charge of collecting taxes for example and making a profit. These are all draconian measures that basically are one stop short of invading the country, but I am thinking more if this is what is left as a solution. Lending them more money implies having faith that they will be able to pay it back, if that faith is gone, and they cannot be expected to pay back, the the lenders would probably like to get something else back at least, so have them sell their assets (land, control, power) ?
- yaix 15y ago
  Half of the farm land in Europe is unused because of over production, dude. And if they wanted to use "Greek islands for farmland" (LOLOLOL) they could just buy it. That's not a matter of sovereignty. "A company in charge of collecting taxes"? Herpderp! This is not the US with private prisons and such stupidities. You are writing a real heap of nonsense here. Lending them more money is giving them a chance to get their stuff on track. Better checks and balances. A greater awareness of civil responsibility of each individual, etc. Basically, the stuff that made Northern Europe (and the US/Canada) economically strong. Look up "Social Capital" if you are interested in development policy.

by yaix 15y ago

rdtsc 15y ago

> Nobody in France or Germany will be remotely interested in "taking over" Greece. Its like saying "hey, I got here a bucked of problems, want them?" Well, no, thanks! Well if they have islands that can be used for military bases, or agricultural lands that French farmers can use and so on. Setting a German company in charge of collecting taxes for example and making a profit. These are all draconian measures that basically are one stop short of invading the country, but I am thinking more if this is what is left as a solution. Lending them more money implies having faith that they will be able to pay it back, if that faith is gone, and they cannot be expected to pay back, the the lenders would probably like to get something else back at least, so have them sell their assets (land, control, power) ?

yaix 15y ago
Half of the farm land in Europe is unused because of over production, dude. And if they wanted to use "Greek islands for farmland" (LOLOLOL) they could just buy it. That's not a matter of sovereignty. "A company in charge of collecting taxes"? Herpderp! This is not the US with private prisons and such stupidities. You are writing a real heap of nonsense here. Lending them more money is giving them a chance to get their stuff on track. Better checks and balances. A greater awareness of civil responsibility of each individual, etc. Basically, the stuff that made Northern Europe (and the US/Canada) economically strong. Look up "Social Capital" if you are interested in development policy.