However, both considerations mean that the true economic damage will be higher than the AMaxT rate, soweshouldleave some headroom in setting that rate.
Weshould help these new families care for their children by expanding maternity and paternity leave, and weshould guarantee every worker more paid sick leaveso they can stay home to take care of their child without losing their income.
So let us leave aside how we got to where we are, how the idea that an economy like Greece should share a currency with one like Germany took root and was brought into existence.