“The euro is bad for Europe. The euro is bad for the Netherlands, it’s especially bad because it is a stimulus for politicians to kill the Welfare State. I look forward to a European economy using multiple currencies. In the end that will be much better: it will make us more resistant to shocks and makes us less vulnerable to what is happening now.”

—  Arjo Klamer

Arjo Klamer, cited in: Hans von der Brelie, " The Dutch face austerity http://www.euronews.com/2012/05/25/the-dutch-face-austerity," at euronews.com, 2012/05/25

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