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We need to get an Occasional Series started.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 03:26:34 PM EST
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Jerome a Paris: We need to get an Occasional Series started.

then don't forget to throw in this one as well:

[Auf Wiedersehen, la dolce vitaTM Alert]

"In France, when you can't afford a baguette anymore, you know you're in trouble," Ms. Renard said one recent evening in her kitchen, as her partner measured powdered milk for their 13-month-old son, Vincent. "The French Revolution started with bread riots."

The European dream is under assault, as the wave of inflation sweeping the globe mixes with this continent's long-stagnant wages. Families that once enjoyed Europe's vaunted quality of life are pinching pennies to buy necessities, and cutting back on extras like movies and vacations abroad.

Potentially more disturbing -- especially to the political and social order -- are the millions across the continent grappling with the realization that they may have lives worse, not better, than their parents.

For Europe's Middle-Class, Stagnant Wages Stunt Lifestyle - New York Times



A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
by marco on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 06:22:35 PM EST
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Done. Will dig up some older pieces fitting into it.

Are you okay with changing the title of both your previous diaries (Europe.Is.Doomed -> Europe.Is.Doomed (2), and this one to (3) )?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 03:27:15 AM EST
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yes, sure.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 09:53:25 AM EST
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I should probably write a [Europe.Is.Doomed™ Alert] Spanish edition diary around this.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 10:05:31 AM EST
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Could we push kcurie into doing it (the diarising)? He deserves the glory.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 05:10:54 PM EST
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I don't know, could we?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 05:36:53 PM EST
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Occasional Series