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Yes, they made foolish loans and it would be somewhat appropriate that they lose in this investment, however, the loans were made based on inflated Greek numbers (numbers which made the economy look stronger).

That said, reverting back to the drachma would probably be more fiscally painful to Greeks than the austerity alternative. It's a lose lose for both parties, so staying with the euro is desirable despite some of the bad medicine.




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