MT, a lot of right things you wrote, again. However, the ez is not like the US. Have you ever been in Europe, lately? Ppl have not as much rights, particularly under the rules of the new gigantic eu government. You might laught about it, but they forbid to sell light bulbs. Plus ppl are not aware what is going on. The press has it’s own role. In Greece they have a socialistic government, but in the other countries it’s not much better if it goes to politics/governments. And in Greece those revolts are just pity. Now, they have to realize that there is no spending without working. So far they profited from the richer countries, but they can’t continue with it.
So, as I said, I can imagine a dollar for two euros in the medium term (a decade) outlook. As I mentioned before, that’s the real value if you calculate the value in how far can you drive (how many miles) with an usd in the US or an euro in the EZ. But no default soon. That’s too early. And the countries in the EZ, even Greece, are still rich. Sure, they complain, but what do they complain for? That’s leading to nowhere. What you see in the press is also something pushed up for sensation.
Regarding the soviet union I did not have in mind the currency. I had in mind the economy. An economy with big inherent issues. And even that economy survived those more than 40 years. Systems, if you take political or money systems with a couple of hundred million people don’t collapse over night. That’s too big. Or look at the dollar for instance. It devalued almost 98% in the last 100 years against the real deal: Gold. Any revolts about that? No. People are not even aware of the issues. As long as they have their beer, the football club is playing not too bad and the fridge is not empty, people do a lot of things but going against their governments. Particularly in the EZ. Okay, substitute soccer for football, lol.
Sure, in the end we will see the truth. But then not just the truth of Greece or the eur. The whole financial system right now is a big casino. May I speak regarding bubbles? The largest bubble IS the fiat currency bubble. And if that bursts, not just the eur will default. I assure you those politicians know about the issues. And if this big event comes around, they just have to point the finger to this event and can say: See, it’s not the eur, it’s the investors who traded against it and let burst the bubble.
Anyways, until this will happen politicians will do whatever they can to back up the eur (or the usd in the US).