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German officials are demanding that private investors contribute a “substantial” amount toward any new bailout of Greece and warned that the country faces an “unorderly default” within weeks if an agreement is not reached.
The demand, conveyed to European and International Monetary Fund officials in a letter this week from German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, came as negotiations over Greece reach a do-or-die stage.
Originally posted by Mdv2
reply to post by sheepslayer247
It's making me furious to see the common people being driven to poverty while those responsible continue to make billions of profits and the elected representatives whom are supposed to protect us sit by idly with no urge to act. No, we'll just implement austerity measures on those stupid sheeple, they will swallow it anyway. Like I mentioned on another thread, Deutsche Bank reported €2,1 billion in profits for the first quarter alone. Why aren't their profits used to pay for the crap they have created?edit on 9-6-2011 by Mdv2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by CosmosKid
That would be us, the taxpayers
Originally posted by Mdv2
reply to post by sheepslayer247
It's making me furious to see the common people being driven to poverty while those responsible continue to make billions of profits and the elected representatives whom are supposed to protect us sit by idly with no urge to act.
Originally posted by Alda1981
Well I am greek and live in Athens (centre of everything basicaly) and NOONE ever heard about dictatorship. IF there will be one it will be forced by CIA etc etc. There is no way in Hell that otherwise there would even be a slight idea for dictatorship.
Originally posted by Aloysius the Gaul
Sorry - but this is nonsense. Greece has been living for years off the largesse of hte rest of the world by lying through it's teeth about how much it owes, and living beyond its means - the the poor ol' "commno people" were cimplicit in this deception.
Originally posted by Aloysius the Gaul
Originally posted by Mdv2
reply to post by sheepslayer247
It's making me furious to see the common people being driven to poverty while those responsible continue to make billions of profits and the elected representatives whom are supposed to protect us sit by idly with no urge to act.
??
Wasn't it the "common people" who were benefiting from cradle-to-grave civil service jobs?? IIRC 20% of Greece's working population was in civil service jobs, paid for by running massive deficits and lying about them?
And generous-to-the-point-of-stupidity holiday and retirement provisions??
And refusing to consider electing any government that might do anything about their own pork bellying?
Sorry - but this is nonsense. Greece has been living for years off the largesse of hte rest of the world by lying through it's teeth about how much it owes, and living beyond its means - the the poor ol' "commno people" were cimplicit in this deception.
I don't wish them ill - but if you live beyond your means for years on end then why shouldn't you have to pay back your debts??!!edit on 9-6-2011 by Aloysius the Gaul because: (no reason given)