On Fri, 2 May 2008 11:59:14 +0300, Henry wrote:
> John Kulp wrote:
>
>> Well, Mr. Henry, since you're the self-appointed expert on the
>> subject...
>
> No, as I said in another reply, I am not an expert, self-appointed or
> otherwise. I just wanted to point out that the Euro did not start in
> 2002 or 1996 or 1990 or any time other than when it in fact did.
>
> Ä propos, there was a very interesting article in yesterday's _New York
> Times_ which you can find easily enough online. Here is the headline and
> lede
>
> May 1, 2008
> MEMO FROM FRANKFURT
> As Euro Nears 10, Cracks Emerge in Fiscal Union
> By MARK LANDLER
> FRANKFURT — The euro turns 10 next January...
>
> and later in the story he says
>
> '...in the late 1990s, when the monetary union was being created...'
>
> and
>
> '...the euro began circulating in 2002, three years after its adoption
> as Europe's currency.'
>
> This is not particularly hard to understand. Are you being deliberately
> obtuse, or what?
The only acute angle on JK is the top of his head.
http://www.ecb.eu/bc/intro/html/index.en.html
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/the_euro/index_en.htm?cs_mid=2946
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Tim C. |