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Can we call them European rightwing leaders rather than European leaders?

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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:03:32 AM EST
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They are in office.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:03:58 AM EST
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Or are you saying opposition leaders should be resigning in shame, too?

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:05:18 AM EST
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If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:08:44 AM EST
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Including most Social Democrats.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:10:51 AM EST
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day we called Bush & co. just american leaders too.

The problem with european leaders is, if anything, that people cuold think Barroso, Rompuy are (primarily) meant, who if anything are quite minor villains.

by IM on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:34:17 AM EST
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Everybody knows Merkel calls the shots.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:35:08 AM EST
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Not at all. You should know that a lot of the complaints about the euro-crisis are directed against "brussels" or eurocrats, that is against the institution of the EU.

Shifting the blame from the national governments, where it belongs.

by IM on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:44:20 AM EST
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There's the Troika, too: the IMF, ECB and EU Commission.

That the EU Commission is acting on instructions from the Council is true, but the ECB isn't.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:46:28 AM EST
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Do you really want to argue that in the last few years the institutions of the EU have got stronger and the states weaker? The reverse happened.
by IM on Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 10:59:13 AM EST
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