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7. If countries are in debt was it too much spending or not enough taxes?

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 06:16 PM

Dec 2011

I guess it's a glass half empty sort of thing.

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OK... non Econ major here.... [View all] Bigmack Dec 2011 OP

Read "Boomerang" by Michael Lewis. SheilaT Dec 2011 #1

Bad decisions and fraud and continued bad decisions and more fraud mrdmk Dec 2011 #2

I posted this the other day, found it a good overview. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #3

Thanks... found this after I posted. Working at reading it now. nt Bigmack Dec 2011 #8

ABC Radio National in Australia had a great radio show on this CatholicEdHead Dec 2011 #4

There is a difference between the Eurozone and European Union mrdmk Dec 2011 #5

Yep. Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #9

There's a very simple, clear account of what happened here: Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #11

the real cause is the euro itself rdking647 Dec 2011 #13