Sovereign debt bubble thread

[Grey Fox]

She's 35, a mp since 2002. So basically everything she will have ever done is being a politician. Atleast she wasn't a lawyer for 30 years before. :puke:

[Ed Anger]

She's 35, a mp since 2002. So basically everything she will have ever done is being a politician. Atleast she wasn't a lawyer for 30 years before. :puke:

SHE'S CUTE. All that matters.

[Grey Fox]

That is true.

[MadImmortalMan]

Profession    Sociologist

No thanks.

[Zanza]

How about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_Schröder

Bah, she is not cute. And she is really unpopular in Germany, way too conservative for a mainstream politician. She will never be German chancellor.

The realistic alternative to von der Leyen is Thomas de Maizière.

But Merkel is by far the most popular politician in Germany and short of some freakish scenario, she'll be reelected in September to rule Europe Germany for another four years.

[Sheilbh]

But Merkel is by far the most popular politician in Germany and short of some freakish scenario, she'll be reelected in September to rule Europe Germany for another four years.

The most popular politician, or just party leader? After eight years that's extraordinary

How is her popularity within the party though?

[Zanza]

She is the most popular politician among Germany's top politicians. There is a regular poll with government members and some opposition politicians (party, faction leaders and top candidates). She has been number one for years.

Her party is extremely loyal. No way an internal revolt can threaten her.

[Iormlund]

Meanwhile, in Orwellian Spain, our beloved leaders are congratulating themselves for curbing unemployment the day a new record is reached. We're up to 27.16% unemployment (not counting "students"). Almost 2 million families have no breadwinner.

[Bluebook]

At what point of unemployment does a society cease to function? Anyone knows?

[Admiral Yi]

At what point of unemployment does a society cease to function? Anyone knows?

I think the US and Germany had comparable unemployment during the Great Depression.  c. 33%

I don't think you can say there's a certain unemployment rate at which all societies are certain to fall apart.

[crazy canuck]

At what point of unemployment does a society cease to function? Anyone knows?

At the point at which the bastille is stormed.

[Iormlund]

Rescuing a post from Tamas from a way back ...

How can the end of the euro as a currency be considered? It would eliminate decades of progress in European integration, as the failure of the common currency would be interpreted by the masses as the failure of the EU as a project.

Spain now more euro-esceptic than the UK.

[MadImmortalMan]

Wow that's a big swing. I wonder how Portugal compares. I no longer know any pro-euro Portuguese. They all changed their minds. Even the ambassador, who I spoke with just the other day.


Also, 9% unemployment before the crisis hit is still crazy high in my mind. I think if it were here, 25% unemployment would be a bigger destabilizing factor since we're just not used to that shit.

[The Brain]

I guess that if you're making a union you shouldn't make it retarded.

[Iormlund]

Also, 9% unemployment before the crisis hit is still crazy high in my mind. I think if it were here, 25% unemployment would be a bigger destabilizing factor since we're just not used to that shit.

There's a big geographical component to unemployment here. Mostly the further south you live, the more unlikely it is to have a job. Back in the good old bubble days unemployment here in Aragón was something like 3%. Now it's over 20%. In Andalucía it must have been well over 10% back then. Now it's up to 40%.