Bloggläsaren Johan tipsar om en video producerad av EU för att fira 10-års jubileumet av Euron. Humor? Dålig tajming? eller rentav slumpen? Det spelar kanske mindre roll men på något sätt ändå ”kul” att det kommer nu när Euron är på väg att bryta samman. Höjdpunkten i klippet måste ändå vara informationen om sista växlingsdag för de gamla valutorna i Finland, Frankrike, Grekland och Italien. Jag låter er läsa nedanstående och se klippet själva:
The 10th anniversary of the euro banknotes and coins also marks the end of the exchange period for the old national bank notes of Finland, France, Greece and Italy. So if you still have some you should exchange them before 17th of February 2012 at the Banque de France, 28th of February at the Banca D’Italia, 29th of February at the Bank of Finland and 1st of March at the Bank of Greece.
Till Finland, Frankrike, Italien och Grekland: Skynda och växla in era gamla valutor innan de blir värda något igen…
Källor:
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/10-ar-med-euron-det-ska-firas_6678168.svd
The Bankrupt Finnish Welfare State by Kaj Grussner
Finland is, and has long been, a poster child for the utopian European social-democratic welfare state, and has now been named the greatest country in the world, in a bizarre remake of Time’s Person of the Year award to Ben Bernanke.
In Finland, the progressives believe, big government works. So do universal healthcare and public, ”free” education. And if Finland can do it, so can the United States. The flaw in that argument is that Finland actually can’t do it, no more than Obama can keep his promises.
The Finnish welfare state comes at a price we can’t afford. The healthcare system is severely inefficient and costly, and stands in the way of normal people’s access to the truly great medical care provided by the private sector. The public education is also very costly and constantly short of money. Textbooks are passed on from generation to generation, everybody learning the same fallacies as the ones before them, provided that books are even readable.
The idea of everyone’s right to a university degree has resulted in a very high number of university graduates, but their degrees are often of no value on the job market. Due to high taxes and both the legal and financial risks of employing people, an 8 percent unemployment rate is considered normal. And did I mention that the retirement system is every bit as much of a Ponzi scheme as the US Social Security system, and is on the verge of collapse?
Källa:
Mises Daily – http://bit.ly/cf23B2
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