Merkel has no concept of free-market policies

At the G20 meeting in 2010, the US, Britain and several other countries decided that quantitative easing was the solution to the world financial crisis. Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, disagreed with everyone else.

We have had four-and-a-half years of Merkel’s policy. She has no concept of financial matters. She was reared and educated in East Germany, a communist country.

Where did she learn about western free-market economics?

Answer: she did not.

That’s why Europe is in the mess it’s in and it is not going to improve until we learn.

We need some strong leaders in Europe, not the flock of sheep we have today.

The Irish Examiner is printing good articles on this subject, such as Victoria White’s column (February 5).

Richard Burke

Hazel Court

Oranmore

Co Galway