RE: first day of the euro

From: pchaston (pchaston@supanet.com)
Date: Tue Jan 01 2002 - 13:17:54 MST


> >
>
> On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Amara Graps wrote:
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> > Welcome to Day One of the Euro.
>
> Eugene Leitl wrote:
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> Way too much holography and gloss. The 50 is printed in pink metallic.
> Thankfully, no RFIDs yet, nor apparent Illuminati cabal. Money still very
> much atoms, not bits.
>
> Happy fresh new, extropian lifeforms.
>

A good political experiment - can states co-operate sufficiently to maintain
a functional currency union or will the threat of systemic shocks lead them
to construct the complementary political union with fiscal and economic
powers?

I'm glad that I am on the outside looking in.

Philip Chaston



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