It's a bit too early to talk about this, though. Zapatero will probably still lead the PSOE in the next election. By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan
Socially, I think he implemented all his programme in his first 4-year term. That's why he held some promise as a European socialist leader for all of Europe.
I don't think that's entirely true. He also started this crisis off with classic counter-cyclical fiscal policy. So what spooked him into his current Hooverian suicide?
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
It was all a half-hearted collection of patches, and it included some ill-advised policies such as eliminating property taxes. By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan
How the mighty have fallen. By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan