Thom Hartmann: Richard Wolff - Spain & Greece - Is This What Collapse Looks Like?

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Richard Wolff, Economist & visiting professor in the Graduate Program for International Affairs- New School University, joins Thom Hartmann. workers in Greece went on strike Wednesday to protest another round of spending cuts under consideration by the Greek government. Public employees, teachers, medics, lawyers, and even banksters walked off their jobs and took to the streets to protest salary and pension cuts. It’s the first such strike since the new Conservative government took power in June. Yet the Greek government today unveiled it's new austerity budget pledging to cut $11.5 billion over the next several years. So what will this latest round of cuts due to a nation that is already collapsing under the banksters demands?

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1. DU rec

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2. As UGLY as it might be

THIS is what has to happen HERE - to effect REAL change.