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Staring at the abiss with Paul Krugman | 235 comments (235 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: solidarity (4.00 / 2)
Migeru:
that's not being a good European.

You say this often, but what evidence do you have that this in fact motivates governments?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Mar 18th, 2012 at 06:32:09 AM EST
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Re: solidarity (none / 0)
I don't know what motivates governments, but every time it's part of the story we're told about why decisions are made.

There are three stories about the euro crisis: the Republican story, the German story, and the truth. -- Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 19th, 2012 at 05:00:16 AM EST
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Re: solidarity (none / 0)
Your memory's much better than mine, but I don't recall reading/hearing it cited as a motivation.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Mar 19th, 2012 at 01:29:22 PM EST
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