And the Gauleiter, who afterwards vanishes from this story, leaned down and whispered into Mr. Teszler's ear, No, do not take the capsule. Help is on the way.

So building clean government means, yes, provide money to the budget, but also provide a lot of scrutiny, which means a lot of technical assistance that follows the money.

The key to ending the European crisis is a stimulus plan that addresses deficiencies on both the supply and demand sides. That is why Germany s refusal to help find a way to finance the proposed European investment agenda which, for a limited time, would fund productive private investment is a mistake.