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dkf

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32. Ironically they are thinking of getting in.
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:52 PM
Apr 2012

And may need to pay the UK and other customers to do so.

Austerity is Killing Europe [View all] marmar Apr 2012 OP
But Republicans would love to try it here. polichick Apr 2012 #1
It's already going on here. State & local government spending is down 6% since the recession HiPointDem Apr 2012 #8
You're right - and right-wing governors are having a field day! polichick Apr 2012 #10
Well they have no access to money. What else can they do? dkf Apr 2012 #2
Pretty much this 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #4
The article suggests a few things to do just1voice Apr 2012 #5
If a country is already in trouble with the bond market they have zero chance dkf Apr 2012 #6
There is one country that did just that nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #7
Awesome... fascisthunter Apr 2012 #13
Iceland is still on the hook for their banks. dkf Apr 2012 #14
Correct me if I'm wrong. badtoworse Apr 2012 #20
Exactly right. Just as most European countries didn't have a sovereign debt problem Ghost Dog Apr 2012 #25
In retrospect, other countries, such as Ireland, might have done better by letting the banks fail badtoworse Apr 2012 #28
Iceland was never in the Euro muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #22
Ironically they are thinking of getting in. dkf Apr 2012 #32
what the heck does the world bank have to do with this? cali Apr 2012 #9
They can start by doing what Iceland did. It's a little late, but it's what they should have done sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #21
Correction: The EURO is killing Europe. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #3
Correction: Germany is killing Europe. Germany is the coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #15
something else is killing Europe also. Racism. nt. nanabugg Apr 2012 #11
The "New Dems" will be telling us how great austerity is fascisthunter Apr 2012 #12
I hate to see this happen. The hardship that was a part of the settlement in the WWI treaty was jwirr Apr 2012 #16
How else do you expect the "limits of growth" to look? bhikkhu Apr 2012 #17
i expect them to look like the ruling class cutting back on their private jet use. not ramping HiPointDem Apr 2012 #18
Inasmuch as the ruling class is the government bhikkhu Apr 2012 #19
It is slowly killing us as well - TBF Apr 2012 #23
Please help me understand how the US could implement EU-style austerity measures. shcrane71 Apr 2012 #24
Here's an example of how austerity HERE is backfiring on Conservatives upi402 Apr 2012 #26
Where the hell are you getting that nonsense from? former9thward Apr 2012 #27
please read the black parts upi402 Apr 2012 #29
Thank you for your patronizing no information reply. former9thward Apr 2012 #30
Yep, time for the Europeans to rise up and get rid of those misguided Cleita Apr 2012 #31
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