Re: [real life] Breakup of EU and 'Germanies' going their own way....

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I don't claim to understand all the shenanigans that led to this mess, 

Simple on a personal level. 

Spend more on luxury consumer good than you earn, repeat until the
elevated level of consumer spending is now the expected norm. Do this
when you have no job.

Protest when parents try and insist on a balanced budget. Have temper
tantrum and smash up parents car. 

Borrow money from local loan company, refuse to pay back loan.

Protest to all and sundry when you can't borrow any more money and when
the loan companes come in and reposess your goods. 

Resist the bayliffs and get the police involved.

It's stupid on a personal level but somehow OK for governments to do it.