Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
Exactly. Severe austerity measures in Greece are five workdays in Germany.

Leaving the eurozone is not the solution. Being in EMU is what keeps Greek economy together at the moment. I'm really fascinated with the idea of Greece leaving euro and defaulting. It's basically saying, hey, have your economy crush and burn, let your GDP drop three times, have growth after ten years and proclaim victory but don't tell anyone that you need another 30 years of that growth to reach 2010 level of GDP. Brilliant indeed. In the meantime, enjoy being kicked out from just about any international financial institution and good luck with lawsuits.

Meanwhile, in the north, Germans are still angry because they still have to cover that loss. Even more French understand them completely.
So essentially you are saying that these are not even protective measures towards Greek economy, but the rest of the EU is somehow entitled to essentially providing for Greece. Why next to Spain and then for Italy. I am starting to feel like that the Central and Northern Europe is somehow a slot machine for Southern Europe. The difference being that you get a prize each time from this one.