"Austerity measures fuel protests, clashes in Greece" by Associated Press | September 12, 2010
THESSALONIKI, Greece— Prime Minister George Papandreou promised yesterday to lower corporate taxes to help revive the debt-plagued country’s shrinking economy, while thousands of protesters marched against the government’s harsh austerity measures....
I'm all for lower taxes but there is something wrong about the whole thing.
This is the CHANGE the Greek voter wanted, huh?
Then "Socialists" suck.
Separately yesterday, an elderly man threw a shoe at Papandreou. The alleged shoe-thrower was arrested but later freed as Papandreou declined to press charges....
Then he is a national hero.
The prime minister also pledged to open up restricted professions — including truck drivers, notaries, taxi drivers, and pharmacists — deregulate the energy market, settle on privatization targets, and simplify business licensing procedures by the end of this year.
That didn't work out to good here.
Around 600 truck owners marched to protest the planned deregulation of their profession....
The government announced plans Friday to overhaul the state-run rail company — with debts of $13.62 billion — by cutting payrolls and rail services.
All so BANKERS can GET PAID!
About 40 percent of its 6,300 workers will be offered other public sector jobs, while the company faces private competition.
Isn't that just rearranging deck chairs?
Amid a deepening recession and high unemployment, unions are angry at this year’s deep spending cuts and consumer tax hikes, and fear new cutbacks.
They SHOULD BE!
Heralding a new round of unrest, railway workers are planning strikes against payroll cuts, and some unionists have threatened to burn privately operated trains.
Those are the Gladio provocateurs, remember that.
State revenues are increasing at a lower-than-projected rate, and the government has said it may have to increase sales tax rates on a broad range of goods, or raise heating fuel costs.
Un-flipping-real!
Of course CORPORATE TAXES are going DOWN!
Officials insist that the country’s worst postwar economic crisis will allow key changes to the inefficient public sector.
And those people out on the street?
You know, the ones that elected you?
Other than that what has the Globe been giving us regarding Greece?
"Built between 427-424 BC, while Athens was fighting Sparta for control of the Greek world, the building was dedicated to the city’s patron goddess Athena in her revered capacity to bring victory in battle.
War, what a surprise. Had to go that far back, huh?
The Athenians lost the war. But....
But what? They lost!
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Related:
"Greece... the most expensive military budget in Europe in per capita terms, and second only to the United States in the alliance"
But no money for their own people.
