"Opinion polls show that 70% of Greeks want to remain part of the eurozone. Only the parties of the extreme left and right want it to exit. Four-fifths voted for parties that would prefer to keep Greece in, although their views on the price to be paid to achieve that goal differ.
It is not in the interests of either Greece or the rest of the eurozone to reinstate the drachma. An exit from the euro would lead to a run on the banks and the collapse of the Greek banking system. If Greece was shut out of international money markets, the temptation would be to meet the government deficit through printing money, leading to rapid inflation. People's savings would be wiped out. And an effective devaluation might do little for Greece's balance of payments anyway, except possibly through tourism. Poverty would become increasingly widespread."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/13/greece-must-stay-eurozoneIf Germany doesn't want to offer any more aid to Greece - that's fine. But keep Greece in the euro zone.
