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> In effect, Germany robbed all the poorer members of the union to prop up its own economy something it has kept doing since. Those who like to bully the poorer members of the Union on the grounds that they're being bankrolled by the the wealthier states would be wise to take note of this, and take a more intelligent and informed view of EU "subsidies". The idea that the wealthier member states are showering these co…
This sentiment is so common in Germany. Everyone blames the European "south" for Germany's problems as if Germany was some sort of hero doing all the work. The Greek economic crisis is a classic example. German banks mess up when they lend too much money to Greece, Germany does a bailout for "Greece", the money actually goes back to German banks. Then people have this perception as if they somehow paid for all the so…
It's very important to understand that Greek's government also played the "Germany is at fault" or "Germany has to pay" card very effectively, when Germany's government played the "Lazy Greeks" card to justify their own fiscal policy.