Indeed, when you examine the writings of all those economists not politically wedded to the joys of the EU and the euro, you actually find that exit from the euro would be the cure for most of the economic ills that ail the southern and peripheral nations.
Go back a few years to the advent of the euro and you will find plenty of reports of the imminent demise of the dollar as a reserve currency.
No one wants to relive 2008, but the euro has to be defended at all costs and you have to keep the countries that are in the euro.
Finally, you could leave the euro and devalue, as Britain is going to do.
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You hear the same thing again and again: people insist that the Euro cannot fail, just after explaining why it's going to be so difficult for it to carry on.
Once the track reopens at the end of this month, and for barely a euro, you can ride the number 19 or 41 tram along the western bank of the Danube all the way to Gellert Square, with an excellent view of the river and the Pest embankment.
You are still in the euro and need to figure out how to become more competitive.
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And when you add in the World Cup, regional tournaments like the Euro and Copa America plus the Olympics and international friendlies, there is no letup.
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But right about the time things were starting to get nasty, the Euro rallied, the dollar fell, and as you might be able to surmise, stocks bounced.
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Facts on the ground are superseding this: to save Greece, you would have to do Euro bonds, and a Marshall Plan, take losses on the debt, and - maybe - even allow some degree of temporary autarky to overcome the social crisis.
If I recommend to the British people that we join the euro I will make the case for it as strongly and as powerfully as you could possibly hear.
Next, you add 10 cents to the price of a pint, and a euro to the cost of a bottle of wine, which is as curious a political see saw if there ever was one.
"The feeling is that the euro crisis could be back and that you could see full on contagion, that is why you're seeing the market reaction today, " said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital in Sydney.
They did their research, hired the brightest minds, and threw parties where you could drink 150 euro wine.
To conclude that Britain and the euro zone should nonetheless merge their currencies, you need to deploy other arguments.
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But unlike joining the euro and having to give up your currency, you need not give up your own language to use English.
Then you create a euro 1tn fund to buy the debts of Spain, Italy and Portugal and bury them for 20 years.
It's not without its flaws - too many middle-class white men in endless discussions about the euro, if you ask me - but the producers, reporters and editors I worked with are among the most experienced, thorough and dedicated I have met.
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It means that the U.S. can continue to finance its operations by borrowing almost zero-cost money today and likely for the foreseeable future (where do you think capital will flight to if the Euro breaks up?).
If you looked closely at the charts, it did appear that the parallel patterns of both the Euro and the stock indices were still recognizable yesterday afternoon.
And today, for a modest outlay of a euro you can find a bike at almost any of the 1, 200 automated stations around the capital.
That is one reason why you might be puzzled that the euro has usually gone down at the worst moments of the crisis - and risen in value when policy makers seem to be pulling together.
This isn't a personal point against Ken Clarke, I am a friend of Ken's, I think he's a great guy, but when we're talking about the leadership of the party I think it's important that you have a leader who speaks for the majority of the party on a major issue such as Europe and the Euro.
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