What the Greek Left Wants: Achieve No Reform, Tax the Rich, and Blackmail Germany

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What the Greek Left Wants: Achieve No Reform, Tax the Rich, and Blackmail Germany

Takis Michas

Sunday's Greek elections have been widely interpreted as the logical outcome of harsh austerity measures imposed on Greece by its foreign creditors. According to this view, the Greek bailout, which also mandated sharp cuts in public-sector pensions and pay, led to widespread discontent and fueled the rise of parties that reject Greece's internation

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May 10, 2012

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3 readers comments


1. Philip Vorgias wrote on May 11, 2012 3:57 PM	They want political power, what else? And they're willing to destroy Greece to get it. Greeks better think twice before they let this wreckless nincompoop get them thrown out of the Eurozone, or they'll never be that sorry again. And the rest of the world will wash their hands of Greece, trust me!

2. Nicholas Kostopoulos wrote on May 12, 2012 11:21 PM	I think that Germany and the rest of the ECC, have regretted the day that they let in Greece. The greek economy is small, and probably will have a minor effect on the rest of the ECC if Greece choose to get out of the ECC, or stop paying there payments. The only that would loose will be the Greeks only, as the rest of the ECC has already probably factored in Greece not paying or staying in the ECC.

3. Philip Vorgias wrote on May 13, 2012 8:52 AM	The Greek political establishment is led by small-minded folks who's only interest is in acquiring power for power's sake. Tsipras will get Greece kicked out of the EUROZONE with his big mouth and uncompromising views. But he doesn't care, as long as he's King Skata on Turd Island.
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