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Old 2011-12-22, 14:57   Link #18601
Kokukirin
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Originally Posted by sneaker View Post
You should consider a career in politics. A prosperous neighborhood is my interests, thus it's in my interest to pay my neighbor's bills.

Though you are correct: no one points a gun at Merkel, forcing her to sign the treaties. But the ECB measures (just a few days ago they pumped another 500 billion Euro into the market) can't be stopped by Germany, as it doesn't have any veto.
When your neighbour shares the same currency as you, and the said currency is on the brink of collapse. Saving your neighbour is surely in your interest. In terms of morals, Germany paying the bill for Greece is quite hard to stomach, but in terms of best interest for everyone, Germany still have to step in or everyone is in big trouble.

Everyone knows Germany is the only country that can pay. And thus it has the most say on all matters regarding the Euro and ECB.
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