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Originally Posted by Kupsised
Ehhh, with Germany leaving the Euro, there are more countries in the Euro than just Germany, Greece and Spain. For example, Finland, France, Estonia, Belgium.... none of those are having serious economic problems right now in a similar way to Greece or Spain and they wouldn't want to see a devaluation of the Euro either.
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We don't yet but troubles are brewing up ahead. Here in Finland the state are reducing the public funds by 5,5 billion euros IIRC this year so we can afford to pay off our debts. This at the same time as we are poring in money in to the big black fiscal hole that is Greece. This does not go well with the general public. We have a lot of issues here at home that will be a lot worse in the near future. Like in most EU countries, growth is low and maybe soon non-existant and unemployment is of course rising although the sitting government is doing all they can to make the numbers look good, i.e placing unemployed people in courses or work practice -which doesn't lead to anything for most- so that they won't be counted as unemployed in the statistics. They do the same thing in Sweden, where roughly every 4th young adult is unemployed, so probably even more. The card house that is the Euro is gonna fall but nobody's got the balls to blow the whistle.
At the same time, risk capitalists are sucking money out of partly public funded private schools and nursing homes to tax paradises. The government is reassuring people that selling out publicly owned things is good for the economy and produces jobs. That's weird because the last time I checked the owners of privately run nursing homes likes to see return on their investments and that means having as little staff as possible and investing as little as possible. Brings the recent "diaper scandal" in Sweden to mind where the staff of a private nursing home where told by their boss to cut down on the old peoples diapers to save a few bucks. Nice to come visit your grandmother/father that toiled for years without any comfy social security and see them all soiled in their own excrements, worthy end of the hard working generation right?!
Or privately run schools, handing out A's like there's no tomorrow to attract more students so they will receive more tax funding by the government, in Sweden the latest studies shows education is REGRESSING!! After about 15 years of privatization.
What will be left of our welfare in 20-25 years time? Nothing! I can tell you that with certain confidence. I'm ashamed knowing by the time my daughter is at my age she won't have the same possibilities and social security that I have. The markets, banks and risk capitalist have all gone out of control, the economy should be benefiting people not the other way around. Bring out the leashes!