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Old 02-03-2015, 09:04 PM
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The Greek leftists are on a diplomatic offensive:

http://america.aljazeera.com/article...debt-deal.html
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Old 02-04-2015, 09:21 AM
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So if they (IMF and Angela) manage to completely destroy the Greek economy they still won't get their loans repaid. Just how bloody stupid can some people be?
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Old 02-04-2015, 09:32 AM
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Watch Spain. Podemos is the next Syriza. Ireland could be the next one after Spain but their far left needs to coalesce into a credible political force... and distance itself from Sin Fein.

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Old 02-04-2015, 10:22 AM
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A problem with IMF austerity programs is that the austerity measures aren't directed at the people who created the conditions the IMF loans will allegedly address.
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Old 02-05-2015, 07:41 PM
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I'd have more sympathy towards the Greeks if someone held a gun to their head and made them spend the money! It's always someone else's fault.

I'm uncertain the current ruling party in Germany can survive caving on Greece. Guess what that means?

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Old 02-05-2015, 08:00 PM
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I'd have more sympathy towards the Greeks if someone held a gun to their head and made them spend the money! It's always someone else's fault.

I'm uncertain the current ruling party in Germany can survive caving on Greece. Guess what that means?

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Not necessarily cave but yield something.

Germany as an heavy exporting country needs economically viable
states in Europe.

The Troika recipe is on the collection side, and not one to spur economic activity.
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Old 02-12-2015, 10:49 AM
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A look at the Greek leftists.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...her-kings.html
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Old 02-13-2015, 08:55 AM
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A look at what informs German attitude re debt.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31369185
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Old 02-13-2015, 09:11 AM
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Thanks for the articles. I particularly liked the close of the second:

"But others would say German memories are short when it comes to debt forgiveness. The German post-war "miracle" might never have happened if Germany hadn't been let off half its post-war debts in 1953.

This is not lost on Yannis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister, who said recently, "no one understands the Greece position better than the Germans". We'll see how true that is."
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Old 02-18-2015, 12:32 PM
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Is a "political fudge" possible?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31499815
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