What do YOU think should happen to the Eurozone?

[AggregateDemand]

UK should drop out, and use economic relations with its former colonies to counterbalance German hegemony.

[AggregateDemand]

UK should drop out, and use economic relations with its former colonies to counterbalance German hegemony.

The UK is not in the Eurozone.

UK should drop out of the EU to counterbalance German hegemony within the Eurozone.

[AggregateDemand]

What?!? I can't even follow the thought process behind this one, that's like suggesting that Texas should secede from USA to counterbalance the Californian position in the electoral college.

Obviously, because Texas and California use different currencies.

[AggregateDemand]

Why the hell would it do that? I know you are the sort of American right-winger who finds the idea of Europe disturbing, which is hilarious as it shows how little you know of it, but what's the plan here? Why would the UK set itself up as a rival to Germany? What good would that do?

When discussing this people have to keep in mind: Given what we know, what would actually work as opposed to what seems like a good idea in an abstract sense.

Economic xenophobia is your most compelling argument on behalf of the EU? Quite revealing.

[AggregateDemand]

I think some people are too impatient with the whole close cooperation. Such things, if they're going to be stable, takes time, and we can already see some interesting development, in that many of the EU "opportnents" on the far right or left, no more wish for EU to be abolished, but instead they push for the states to take some influence back from EU.

People eventually stop fighting to stay active and fit. It's the beginning of the end, not a sign of cultural evolution.

EU is not like the US. It's an insular trade union with an irrational fear of US manufacturing, and an irrational preference for intra-Europe trade.

[AggregateDemand]

You are talking complete nonsense, you do know that, do you?

I avoid the tragedy of the plebs altogether by adhering to modern economic theory about decentralized decision-making. I'm not opposed to public transportation; however, I will mock people for making normative statements about what society should/shouldn't have. Obviously, we should give people the money, and let them decide what to do with it.

The possible exception is insurance funding models, which may require full participation to be cost-effective. Even then, a mandate is less problematic than one-size-fits-all government services.