Spiegel Says “Even a 1-Trillion Euro Firewall Wouldn’t Be Enough”; Mish Says “The Bigger the Bazooka, the More Money Will be Lost”

Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:57 PM

Eurozone bureaucrats keep upping the ante as to how big a “firewall” is needed. And at every critical juncture, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proven she is nothing but a liar. With every demand for additional firepower, comes an inevitable cave-in from Merkel supporting the move, no matter what she says in advance.

Meanwhile, the entire idea that firewalls can accomplish anything is ludicrous, given the key point that no currency unions in the absence of fiscal unions cannot and will not work.

I suspect Merkel understands this, merely wanting to get Germany so deep into bailouts step by step, that it will be reluctant to leave the Eurozone.

It is high time the German Supreme court step in and stop this nonsense.

However, nothing can stop Greece, Portugal, and Spain from leaving, and eventually they will. In the meantime, rest assured that every increase in firepower will be additional money of German citizens’ pockets. The end-game will be a currency or banking crisis at the worst possible time.

READ MORE