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Tag Archives: greeks
Making Money – Greece
SBS Journeyman Pictures July 2012 While political parties bitterly debate Greece’s future in the eurozone, locals are finding their own solutions – one that doesn’t rely on the Euro at all. Could the people of Volos have found the answer? … Continue reading
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OECD: Greeks work more than Germans
EU Observer The Paris-based economic think tank, the OECD in a labour productivity report out on Tuesday said Greeks worked on average 2,017 hours each in 2010 compared to Germans, who worked 1,408 hours. The results go against the German … Continue reading
Debt-laden Greeks give vent to anti-German feelings
Mark Lowen BBC News In a smoky Athens newsroom, the popular cartoonist Stathis Stavropoulos scribbles down his latest drawing. It is one of his typical pictures: a German soldier, a gas chamber and a caption about Greek jobs being burnt. … Continue reading
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It’s Official – Greece Unveils The Negative Salary, And A Whole New Meaning For “Pay To Play”
Tyler Durden Zero Hedge We thought we had seen it all. It turns out we hadn’t. The country that gave the world the alphabet, philosophy, and plates with funny sexually ambiguous drawings on them, has outdone itself again. Because beginning … Continue reading
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Bavarian Fairy Tale – Europe
While most of Europe is mired in financial crisis, the German state of Bavaria is booming. As exports rise and unemployment reaches a 20-year low, they wonder why the Greeks can’t follow their lead. As the rest of Europe is … Continue reading
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Guest Post: When Debt Is More Important Than People, The System Is Evil
Charles Hugh Smith Zero Hedge The Empire of Debt has only one end-point: a death spiral. It is evil and must be dismantled. Ethics has no place in the Empire of Debt. The financialized Status Quo is careful to limit … Continue reading
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Tagged car crashes, commoners, complicity, death spiral, detachment, Elites, empire of debt, Euroland, evil charles, footnote, greeks, hugh smith, overlords, populace, riots, serfdom, shreds, swag, tinsel, wrecked car
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Ancient Greek sites could soon be available for rent
Source: Google News In a move bound to leave many Greeks and scholars aghast, Greece’s culture ministry said Tuesday it will open up some of the debt-stricken country’s most-cherished archaeological sites to advertising firms and other ventures. The ministry says … Continue reading
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Furor in Greece over pedophilia as a disability
Source: WTop ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. The National Confederation of Disabled People called the action “incomprehensible,” … Continue reading
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