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In reply to the discussion: Germany is the country that has never repaid its debts. It has no standing to lecture other nations. [View all]cstanleytech
(26,236 posts)96. Atleast on the forum on another thread Goldman helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt which
if true is part of the reason why Greece is so much deeper in the hole.
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Germany is the country that has never repaid its debts. It has no standing to lecture other nations. [View all]
kpete
Jul 2015
OP
Germany paid reparations. The USSR exacted a heavy price--large territorial losses.
DonCoquixote
Jul 2015
#40
True but spending in excessive of what even the most optimistic predictions
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#32
Thats debatable but one thing that isn't debatable is the report by the IMF
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#89
Well its either the IMF or the Greek government but considering some of deals they made to conceal
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#91
Really? Were the police going keep doing their job if they didnt get paid?
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#106
Atleast on the forum on another thread Goldman helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt which
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#96
I dont feel to much sympathy for the Greek government (notice I said the government) if they
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#100
In 1953 Germany went to the Allies about the debt burden they held, and adjustments were
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#14
re-read the last sentence. Germany doesn't refuse to pay because it doesn't owe reparations.
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#62
That was an entirely different Germany, many generations ago, with a government not freely elected.
George II
Jul 2015
#18
Yep. If we're going to use history, the Greeks have never atoned for their 5th Century BC atrocities
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#19
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/constantine-tzanos/are-the-greek-claims-for-war-reparations_b_3439287.
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#63
Facts schmacts. They're for progressives and socialists. The U.S. right wing knows that.
valerief
Jul 2015
#23
Cited in the link as to why the their WW2 debt was structured differently/forgiven. n/t
freshwest
Jul 2015
#52
No, they could also agree to extend the loan terms to 40 years or more in order to give Greece
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#34
Greece is like Argentina. Time to forgive the debt or let them default. It will never be repaid.
DFW
Jul 2015
#65
I just find myself wondering, if taxpayers can bail out banks to the tune of trillions, then why
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#56
Germany is ground zero for continuing the policies that hurt the world in the first place.
lark
Jul 2015
#80