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[SilverSurfer]

"Lagarde says the divide exists between Northern Europeans -- the Germans, the Dutch and the Finns -- who are industrious, prosperous and frugal, and the Southern Europeans -- the Greeks, the Portuguese and the Italians -- who are much more relaxed about work, money, and paying their taxes. Lagarde says it didn't matter much until 2008, when the global financial crisis rolled in, separating the savers from the spenders."

Is that racist?

60 min laid out Europe Depression on account of years of borrowing for their Welfare States http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57410910/an-imperfect-union-europes-debt-crisis/?tag=contentMain;contentBody

BTW I don't know anything about studies on Repbub Women