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How to run the euro?

When the panic has abated, argues Edward Carr, the euro zone must redesign its currency

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teacup775

It might first be wise to consider government finance that did not rely on debt. Or make the cost of finance immediately visible to the public as direct debt they owe, or, as direct inflation.

I dont think central banks solve the problem much, because the finance system has a rapacious and exponentially growing desire to trade in debt.

Eventually the finance system would find ways to load up debt onto business and individuals much in the same way as the various housing crises to the same total overhang now facing most of the developed world. Until you find a way to leash banks effectively, the process will repeat itslef,

jvictor1789

"How to run the Euro"

For a moment I thought you were offering advice on how to profit by inducing a run on the euro.

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