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2012-06-16 Europe

Debt crisis: tensions mount as Angela Merkel attacks French economy

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Posted by lotp 2012-06-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The Germans are very irritated that France lowered its retirement age to 60, while they retire at 67. They don't want to bail them out.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2012-06-16 01:38|| 2012-06-16 01:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like post-French and Greek elections against austerity, the Germans may have decided: "screw it"

Posted by Frank G 2012-06-16 09:48|| 2012-06-16 09:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder how well an "EU" comprised of the following countries would do: Germany, Poland, Austria, The Czec Republic, Denmark, the Baltic States, Finland, and Norway? Possibly Slovenia and Croatia as well.

No Romania, Slovakia, or any other economic third stringers or hanger ons, either. Just economically productive countries whose populations have an established work ethic.

Posted by Secret Master 2012-06-16 14:05|| 2012-06-16 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Electing the socialists in France is probably the most idiotic move in history. I really do not understand how the French people could possibly have been so stupid. Europe's problems are BECAUSE of socialist policies, more of them are not going to solve the problem.

How the heck did this guy get elected? I mean, the French must have at least HALF a brain.

Posted by crosspatch 2012-06-16 18:15|| 2012-06-16 18:15|| Front Page Top

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