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2011-09-05 Economy

German endgame for EMU draws ever nearer

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-05 11:28|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Using a word like "Bevollmächtigung" in Germany is about as bad as if he had paraphrased and said something like, "One European people, One European Nation, One European leader!" (after the Nazi "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer" -- "One People, One Nation, One Leader".

It probably made a lot of Germans collectively poop themselves.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-05 11:41|| 2011-09-05 11:41|| Front Page Top

#2 There will be war...

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-09-05 11:49|| 2011-09-05 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody should explain to them that the EU and Nato are in Brussels and not Antwerp for a reason. The Germans' job is to build the cars, pay the bills and shut up. /sarc

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-09-05 12:15|| 2011-09-05 12:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Euro stocks tanking hard today

Posted by Frank G 2011-09-05 12:17|| 2011-09-05 12:17|| Front Page Top

#5 It's going to be another tough September once the ~~traitors~~ traders get up to date. Friday's market should be fun.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-09-05 12:37|| 2011-09-05 12:37|| Front Page Top

#6 NS I'm afraid that your strikeout was unnecessary and probably incorrect.

Might I suggest "traitors (aka traders)" as a replacement?

Posted by AlanC 2011-09-05 13:31|| 2011-09-05 13:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Stupid Germans! Your democracy means nothing! The Smart People[tm] will make the decisions now. It's nothing personal, it's just that The Smart People[tm] are better suited to rule, and not unreliable like a democracy. Voting is pure gambling, there is no guarantee of a positive outcome. They are also not susceptible to human weakness like the corruption of power, they are The Smart People[tm].

Posted by gromky 2011-09-05 17:29|| 2011-09-05 17:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Every time I conclude we are royally screwed, along comes a news item making me realize that the Europeans are adamant to be first over the cliff.

After Greece inevitably defaults, how eager will northern European voters be to prop up Portugal, Spain, and Italy? If either of the latter 2 default, a few significant French and German banks will fail, and then what?

Scary stuff. I'm tempted to stock up on food, guns, and ammo, but preparing for a Mad Max world doesn't exactly inspire me to action.

Posted by kcs 2011-09-05 18:40|| 2011-09-05 18:40|| Front Page Top

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