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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:19 PM Original message |
Greek parliament votes in favour of austerity measures |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Protest erupts as Greece approves austerity bill |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Consumer taxes, civil servant pay cuts, stolen pensions... |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. shhhhh... |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. The people go along with this and they sacrifice for years to repay banksters |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Defaulting |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. These loans only go to repay the current bondholders(banksters) |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. And by starting over there's less chance of perpetuating the system that got them in this mess. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. No - they go to cover the excess of spending over revenue |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Krugman is right that austerity measures will make things worse for Greece.. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. If they defaulted, they'd still have to make massive cuts |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. They don't need those loans if they break with the EMU. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. on to spain! goldman sachs clear cutting through europe.... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Or maybe Portugal. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Time to call Soros in. |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. The average worker will be the ones who suffer. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Really sad. |
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