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> Nothing about Greece's current situation was forced on them. What would you call the fact that the Troika has forced the Greek government to implement brutal
by nhaehnle 12y ago
> Nothing about Greece's current situation was forced on them.
What would you call the fact that the Troika has forced the Greek government to implement brutal and deadly austerity measures?
I mean, sure, technically Greece could have avoided this. If they had left the Eurozone in 2009 or 2010, they would now be in a much stronger position (after a brutal but short period of even more chaos). But that wouldn't have made the European elite happy, either.
- peterfirefly 12y agoFire some of the public servants. In fact, change the constitution to make that possible without passing laws for each and every case. That's the absolute minimum required for it be called "brutal", "deadly", and "austerity". What is the cost of the Greek railways per passenger kilometer again compared to paying for similar cab rides? What does the Greek constitution say about firing public servants? How early can they retire, still, after the "austerity"?