"The economy appears to be doing just fine"

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RgrF wrote:
Cant imagine what it’s like being a Euro Minister of any sort. Betwixt juggling socialist with capitalist €£ monetary policy with foreign entanglements and age old nativitist rivalries and a portfolio demanding consensus. All our cabinet members have to do is decide how to spend what’s left after defense shreds the budget and claim impotence in the face of budget realities. How much should I cut that check for Mr. Haliburton?

Exactly.

It's almost as if a land war between neighbors causes major economic disruption!