With the European Union appearing to come apart at the borders, and the Euro worth almost ¾ of $1 American, I have to wonder if anyone has thought to ask, "Where did the money go?"
We read often now of theft and frauds in the millions and billions of dollars. Is it possible that some of this has been going on in the upper echelons of governments of the European countries that now find themselves so deep in debt, that the very preservation of the countries seems in doubt?
Is it possible that the governments that are supposed to protect the country and its people, and grow the assets of the country and its people, has really been protecting and growing its own assets, and possible shipping them to well hidden bank accounts outside the country?
Is any body searching in an attempt to find out? I wonder.
When the people who govern, live a life far better than the people they have governance over, something is amiss. Or, as my grandmother would have said, "Something stinks in the kitchen."
Here in the United States, the IRS has started to track down money deposited in foreign banks by people who were hoping to avoid paying income taxes. Maybe someone in the European Union should be doing the same kind of search looking for hidden money from the countries that are so deep in debt and asking for assistance.
The people that are going to be paying the most for this financial debacle are the ones who have been living a day-to-day life of struggle for survival (my impression). It seems to me that while I don't think there is anything wrong with a person working to improve his/her situation in life, I think it's very wrong to do it at another's expense.
I believe this World Recession has pointed out that the money has gone to many places other than where it should have gone. Will we ever find all of the money? I doubt it. Millions of people in the world starve while thieves and frauds live luxuriously.