tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post6898753563002186736..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: François wants to chat...OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-62105721398733506362012-10-19T11:06:14.688+01:002012-10-19T11:06:14.688+01:00Hollande veut deux chats? Il n'a rien appris? ...Hollande veut deux chats? Il n'a rien appris? Il a deux chattes deja, qu'est ce que ca lui donne?Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-2850246594602523392012-10-18T17:26:24.654+01:002012-10-18T17:26:24.654+01:00Paternalism lives! The governments are all, the in...Paternalism lives! The governments are all, the individual must bend to their will. Economic rules to solidify the grip on European throats, then you all get to vote on it. LOL!!johnkhttp://www.quacera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-15115638631210742872012-10-18T13:09:24.519+01:002012-10-18T13:09:24.519+01:00"solidarity" translated: = "Tyranny..."solidarity" translated: = "Tyranny."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-42523037085858238812012-10-18T10:17:01.632+01:002012-10-18T10:17:01.632+01:00@Countdown
Not agree.
The EZ countries are much t...@Countdown<br />Not agree. <br />The EZ countries are much too different for that. <br />-Germany might use a little stimulus, just to get to the likley small dip.<br />-Holland needs probably somewhat lower taxes and no rise in wages costs to rebalance the economy.<br />-France needs a lot of structural change and to reduce its debt substantially and restore competitiveness.<br />-PIIGGS simply need to bottom out first and have COC and alike priced at a new but also sustainable level plus most important get much cheaper re all sorts of costs and reduce red tape enormously. <br />Nobody will start investing with negative growth and a basically completely uncompetitive investment climate. Stimulating now is simply postponing the new start by postponing getting to a stable bottom. <br />Also highly ineffective even with a 'normal' stimulus package you will not get these economies going again. Not even to mention who would lend them the money and that the costs of more lending would most likely be much larger than the proceeds (as your rates go through the ceiling). <br />Simply it is a confidence problem more than a stimulus problem, the bottom has fallen out. First have to repair the bucket before you can put water in it.<br />You can start a discussion if the confidence problem could have been prevented, but that is hardly useful as it is there and it looks there to stay for years to come. Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-73017763486281623702012-10-18T10:00:35.304+01:002012-10-18T10:00:35.304+01:00Hi Blank,
Probably more lipstick on a PIIG. Well ...Hi Blank,<br /><br />Probably more lipstick on a PIIG. Well what William S said about roses is also applicable for pigs and PIIGS, they simply have that manureish smelling aftershave ('eau de merde', or something like that). Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-83284780666763096702012-10-18T07:14:40.555+01:002012-10-18T07:14:40.555+01:00Hollande puts forward a good point, which is that ...Hollande puts forward a good point, which is that pro-growth policies must come at the European level. While he doesn't mention much anything with regards to the member-states, it's clear that there is friction between Angela Merkel and him when it comes to the role of the ESM and maybe even the ECB in stimulating growth.<br /><br />Still, this very same policy of supporting growth at the European level I put forward in my recent blog post about the Sovereign Debt Crisis.Countdown to Novemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392037198510169516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-39203265885979000452012-10-17T23:47:59.942+01:002012-10-17T23:47:59.942+01:00So if countries running a trade surplus need to re...So if countries running a trade surplus need to reduce tax and raise wages, countries running trade deficits should raise taxes and reduce wages, right? I know Hollande has one of those covered, I look forward to his announcements of pay cuts to public sector workers.JRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-76508735196251445682012-10-17T18:53:08.535+01:002012-10-17T18:53:08.535+01:00"Elle viendra donner un cadre démocratique à ..."Elle viendra donner un cadre démocratique à ce que nous aurons réussi de l'intégration solidaire."<br /><br />Un cadre can also be just a "frame." So, is saving this step for last like framing a lousy painting to dress it up? Is this the French equivalent to putting lipstick on a pig?Blankfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783057250992480015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-31698372508171788782012-10-17T18:37:59.134+01:002012-10-17T18:37:59.134+01:00Really love the idea of putting the democratic fra...Really love the idea of putting the democratic framework idea of until last. How exactly do you change so much and then democratically legitimize the changes later?Blankfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783057250992480015noreply@blogger.com