tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post835273051113224786..comments2024-03-18T19:09:18.510-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Kate Connolly — Germany ‘exporting’ elderly to foreign retirement homesmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-59301711623169067142012-12-27T04:55:28.363-05:002012-12-27T04:55:28.363-05:00Why not just put the old folks out on the ice? Che...Why not just put the old folks out on the ice? Cheaper yet that way. O wait! didn't the Germans do something like this once before? Jonfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422916863145293925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-23699692571827223382012-12-26T21:28:24.566-05:002012-12-26T21:28:24.566-05:00Great idea.
The pensions would help reduce the cu...Great idea.<br /><br />The pensions would help reduce the current account deficits of "fringe" Europe.<br /><br />And perhaps some kind of incentive scheme could be added. Like for every German old timer accepted in southern Europe's health institutions the debt to Germany will be reduced by several thousand euros.<br /><br />Sadly, this type of macabre accounting should please the Malthusian eurocrats who have grabbed power on the continent.Jose Guilhermehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313496015841693181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-51259158245747605472012-12-26T20:37:19.883-05:002012-12-26T20:37:19.883-05:00Export the old folks to Greece and Spain and send ...Export the old folks to Greece and Spain and send their pensions on, please.Ryan Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815033054435303399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-15135797437138960312012-12-26T18:53:49.055-05:002012-12-26T18:53:49.055-05:00Gotta' have workers available to make those BM...Gotta' have workers available to make those BMWs and Benz's for export to accrue those balances... <br /><br />if that means jettisoning Grandma then so be it...<br /><br />rsp,Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.com