Posts Tagged ‘euro’
Yoking Around
January 18th, 2012 Posted 8:27 am
“Maybe it’s time,” says Spence, “that I understood this European financial mess.”
“They’re yoked to the euro,” Admin says. “That exacerbates – or, as I heard someone say recently, exasperates – “
“No.”
“Yes. That exacerbates – you might even says leverages – the fundamental problem, which is an imbalance between productivity and government expenditure. They’re either going to have to be much more productive – which means working harder or getting younger fast – or reduce outlays.”
“Meaning austerity?”
“The dreaded A word.”
“Cheers.”
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Tags: economy, euro
Posted in Chet The Dog