Life and Debt: A Greek Tragedy (merged)

[TarJak]

You could always buy into Australia's 4.3% GDP growth. http://www.smh.com.au/business/consu...606-1zwqt.html

Oh wait... you're all broke.

Not that I'm too keen on how our economy will be effected by the mess your mob are making over there.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by TarJak

You could always buy into Australia's 4.3% GDP growth. http://www.smh.com.au/business/consu...606-1zwqt.html

Oh wait... you're all broke.

Not that I'm too keen on how our economy will be effected by the mess your mob are making over there.

Your be alright if you side with China to take over the world.

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by STEED

Are the G8..

Great food
Great Drink
Great seats
Great time
Great chat
Great round of slapping each other on the backs, didn't we do well

Answer: Kick the can down the road...Solved nothing.

Lets do this again soon at the next G meeting.

Yup thats pretty much sums it up.
the sad part is that they are trying to untangle a mess, that they could have actually have avoided all together - had they tried to untangle it 10 years ago!
Our global economy is like a sophisticated peice of machinary that is held together with glue and operated by chimps.

[Rockstar]

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by STEED

Are the G8..

Great food
Great Drink
Great seats
Great time
Great chat
Great round of slapping each other on the backs, didn't we do well

Answer: Kick the can down the road...Solved nothing.

Lets do this again soon at the next G meeting.

Still doesn't make it a great party though
not enough chicks

[STEED]

That will help the bailout.

Spain Downgraded To BBB As Fitch Predicts Slump Through 2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...ough-2013.html

[TLAM Strike]

If the EU turned its governance over to Cetaceans they would no doubt be in far less trouble than they are in now.

[Oberon]

Panorama. Just watching this on iplayer, I wondered if there was a copy on the tubes and voila, here it is:


An interesting look so far at the problems faced in Greece, and an acknowledgement that not all Greeks blame Germany for their troubles.
Also, Jon Humphrys, who is awesome.

[Ducimus]

Interesting show. There's definately something to be learned by looking at Greece.

On a side note, this comic comes to mind.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Panorama. Just watching this on iplayer, I wondered if there was a copy on the tubes and voila, here it is:


An interesting look so far at the problems faced in Greece, and an acknowledgement that not all Greeks blame Germany for their troubles.
Also, Jon Humphrys, who is awesome.

Very interesting

[Gerald]

With record unemployment and a third of Greeks pushed below the poverty line, there is strong resistance to further cuts.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered outside Greece's parliament as part of a day-long general strike to protest against new austerity measures.

The trade union-led action is the first since Greece's conservative-led coalition came to power in June.

The protest is against planned spending cuts of 11.5bn euros ($15bn; £9bn).

The savings are a pre-condition to Greece receiving its next tranche of bailout funds, without which the country could face bankruptcy in weeks.

Wednesday's strike has brought the whole country to a standstill, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens, with doctors, teachers, tax workers, ferry operators and air traffic controllers all joining the protest.

It follows a series of demonstrations in Spain and Portugal, which are also facing stringent austerity measures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19724284


Note: 26 September 2012 Last updated at 10:45 GMT

[Gerald]

They have a hard time...

[Gerald]

[Herr-Berbunch]

That reminds me, I've not seen convoy hunter around for a while - last activity on the 19th but he's not actually posted for many months. Hope he's ok.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

That reminds me, I've not seen convoy hunter around for a while - last activity on the 19th but he's not actually posted for many months. Hope he's ok.

He'll be fine...they breed em tough in those parts