1) In general, for the european union to work, European national governments need to start dropping the 'us vs. them' mentality - all of the EU is a deadbeat if

1) In general, for the european union to work, European national governments need to start dropping the 'us vs. them' mentality - all of the EU is a deadbeat if Greece is a deadbeat. 2) Corruption - Greece just isn't as 'well-run' as Germany - a lot of that money gets skimmed off the tops at the expense of the people. Yes, the 'people' elected the governments that took the money and skimmed the money, but if you think the U.S. government is slanted towards corporations than Greece's is backwards in comparison. 3) This matters for a lot more than just Greece - all of the EU is at stake, and yet blame seems to get layered onto Greece.