Talk:Mapper Demographics/@comment-6812733-20130928144915/@comment-6138112-20130928163334

The problem is banks, loans, and debt. These are the things that can truly destroy an economy. Countries like Greece are having their issues because the Euro was having debt and inflation rises, and they simply couldn't handle it due to their small economy compared to say, France or Germany. To give aid to a nation that you ruined isn't a good idea, since you shouldn't have relied on banks to sort out your problems in the first place. That's why countries like the UK and Finland aren't too happy about the EU. And this is why the UK kept the pound sterling instead of getting hit worse than it was during the recession.