The problem with the EMU project is that it was conceived by idealists who believed in voodoo economics, and implemented by sadists who believe (or pretend to) in voodoo economics.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

Starvid:

Look, I'm 35 years old and I've been a convinced pro-European all my adult life. I'm a hair's breadth away from changing that statement to "I've drunk the European kool-aid".

Hear fucking hear. Except I'm 26.

yup, me too and i'm 60. destruction of a dream, for the basest of motives. makes me want to scream...

we had two european generations with remarkable little nationalism outside of football, now the next one will hear murmurs of geno-hatred from the adults rocking their cradles.

what a freaking waste. just when the eurozone was standing for something new too, worldwide.

like showing some spine with the pollution tax against airlinss right now. that's the EU i believe in, and am seeing under dire attack.

next time fix a common fiscal policy before a common currency.

massive, mortal DUH!

The power of knowledge is in mortal combat with the knowledge of power. It really is that simple... That's the Edenic apple we are all munching on.