I disagree vehemently. The austerity and bailouts so far have been a punitive process that has achieved either an undesired effect or the specific goal of: 1) d

I disagree vehemently. The austerity and bailouts so far have been a punitive process that has achieved either an undesired effect or the specific goal of: 1) destroying the economy. no growth. no way to achieve the surplus targets mandated. no way to exit debt. now, it's a set up. that's the premise of his statements in this article. you disagree or character assassinate, either or, but you don't propose an alternative except the tired lines about Greeks spending other peoples money. Go. learn something. come back when you know something about international finance, the Eurogroup, the ECB, the last 5 years of austerity, the last 2 Greek governments, the German Sub deal (anecdotal, not endemic, but representative of the nature of such transactions) and the macro economics of how +-5 million people shall fare over the next 20-50 years. You come across as a jerk, mean-spirited, and ignorant. Your comment was troll bait and more insulting than any of the articles rhetoric. You use the term "leftie" to describe folks of any political persuasion who make take umbrage at the blatant mafia structure at the core of the euro (currency) laid bare over the last weeks. Please DO go study a bit before you show your face around here again. Thanks Aaron