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"It would be, I submit to you, a major error to allow such a minuscule difference to cause massive damage to the Eurozone’s integrity. " It seems like this typ

• Pyxl101 11y ago
  > It kind of irritates me that Yanis throws this out like he has no responsibility for making up this "miniscule" difference. If the difference really is "miniscule," why isn't it covered in Greece's proposals? And why are those proposals, like eliminating Greece's very early retirement, only being made now? Greece's average retirement age is purportedly 61, with some people retiring as early as 50. Meanwhile Germany and Spain raised their retirement age to 67 and have discussed 69. It's completely understandable to me that their taxpayers who will work until 67 do not wish to fund these pensions. It tells me something that Yanis suggests fixing the pension system now in this 11th hour proposal. If Greece was seriously committed to fiscal responsibility, the government would have done this of their own accord long ago, right? By including this as part of the "deal", presumably it will allow the Greek government to say it was "forced" on them, rather than taking responsibility and making a sovereign decision, independent from any new agreements with third parties, to do the right thing and institute policy that will allow their government and pension system to be solvent.