Greece hit by new general strike

[nikimcbee]

...so when does Germany invade? Maybe the third time's a charm?

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

...so when does Germany invade? Maybe the third time's a charm?

What did they do wrong, except play by the rules as laid out to them?
Their system simply failed them.

I mean I'm sure the USA will park a few carriers in the Aegean sea for support Why not, we live for stuff like this!
But we will only hit government installations, and not the people.
(wisecracks about middle east deleted) So we slip up....meh

[Penguin]

Well, you can push people only to a certain point until they explode.
The fact is, the ordinary Greeks already had painful cuts in the last 2,3 years, before another round started this year. There had also been protests, but not in this dimension and not with the media coverage we see today.

Another fact is, that like any government in the world, the Greek government looks out first for themselves, for their own servants, that's where ridiculous laws like the one kranz stated come from.
The difference between a government job and a job at a private company in Greece are enormous, not only in payment, but also in job security. In terms of money it is the difference between starving wages on the free market or good till very good pay in the public sector. Who can blame the ordinary people who did prefer to work for the state.

The government sector is of course blown out of proportions, in terms of employment and money. I don't see the fault at the ordinary Greek people, who just want to make a living, but in a corrupt government, who played big spender. And to this government goes all the bailout money, what a stupid joke, the equivalent in giving more booze to the alcoholic when he promises: "Ok, I'll drink less!"

So maybe it's time for the Greeks to **** everything up, decorate the street lights with the heads of the government and their banker buddies and start something new. I'll drink an Ouzo to that!

[nikimcbee]

Curious, what kind of manufacturing base do they have? (if any?)

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Curious, what kind of manufacturing base do they have? (if any?)

They don't need it. Tourism alone should cover it all

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Curious, what kind of manufacturing base do they have? (if any?)

At my understanding that is nonexistent. I don't remember what it exactly was but most profitable private sector manufacturer was something along the line of bottle cap factory.

Another lunacy in gov jobs: their jobs are protected by constitution! Government can't fire their employees without changing constitution and making special laws. Currently they are circumventing this by moving employees to "reserve" in which case they have to pay "only" 60 % of employees wages.