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Re:Apocalypse Later: The End of Europe Has Been Delayed Inde... by tybris on Friday September 30, 2011 @04:36PM (#3058487)
Though strangely enough, the per-capita contribution of Germany is lower than that of Ireland.
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Re:Apocalypse Later: The End of Europe Has Been Delayed Inde... by Someone on Saturday October 01, 2011 @09:07AM (#3059976)
That isn't strange. The GDP per capita of Ireland is higher than that of Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union#E...)
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Re:Apocalypse Later: The End of Europe Has Been Delayed Inde... by fleitz on Friday September 30, 2011 @05:09PM (#3058583)
That's how the rich get richer, Germany is in a realistic position to create it's own currency. Germany has better leverage over the situation than the Irish, hence they pay less.
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