Curbing speculatives attack is the first line of defence against the war being conducted against the Euro by Anglo-American finance. With regard to budget deficits it is notable that the emphasis always falls on cuts as if there weren’t two aspects: expenditure and revenue. Through wealth creation, the reconstruction of the real economy, revenue increases. This has to be the long-term focus of European policy.
Walter Otremba
11th October, 2011
Walther Otremba, 60, served successively as a senior official in the German economy, finance and defense ministries. He retired in March. He has written a guest commentary in SPIEGEL explaining his idea for a state credit insurance system that could help to tackle the euro crisis.
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