> the Greeks know perfectly well they are on the hook for the money they spent on themselves You mean they're more able to influence their politicians than we

> the Greeks know perfectly well they are on the hook for the money they spent on themselves You mean they're more able to influence their politicians than we are? Because I certainly don't spend the money my politicians take from me, or borrow in my name. Also, why should they pay back their debt? Nobody else is going to. We printed trillions to bail out the banks to avoid paying back our debts.