Robert J. Samuelson: Euro countries gambling on Greece

24. Feb, 2010 0 Comments

Robert J. Samuelson: Euro countries gambling on Greece
WASHINGTON — It would be possible in other circumstances to disregard the ongoing story of Greece and its debts as a tedious tale of financial markets. But there’s much more to it than that. What’s happening in Greece speaks to two larger issues affecting hundreds of millions of people everywhere: the future of the welfare state and the fate of Europe’s single currency — the euro. The meaning …