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In reply to the discussion: EU Tells Tsipras the Party’s Over as Euro Exit Door Swings Open [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)65. This has been a problem for a long time for the Greeks...
... where the government hasn't been taxing the wealthy (or collecting their taxes) properly to provide a proper infusion of revenue to pay down their debts and expenses the way other countries have.
I believe Dominique Strauss Kahn was complaining about this just a month before he got in trouble with the law in New York... Perhaps a coincidence he was ousted from the IMF?...
I'm not sure I've heard enough about Tspiras priorities in fixing Greek's situation, but I would believe that given time, he'd fix the taxation and taxation collection problems as part of his fixes far more than pushing the austerity measures on the rest of their population that won't solve anything and just make things worse there.
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Oh Yeah, Yani calling the Europeans terrorists was really, really responsible.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2015
#3
The current government is the one that pretty much told the rest of the EU to fuck themselves
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#4
Actually, the Greeks told the rest of the EU they weren't giving up their pensions.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#6
The reason why they're in trouble now is because of the PRIOR government.....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#10
The even LARGER truth is the EU was a populist movement of the People....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#12
One of the ways they sold the EU was to say the rich countries would share with the poor ones.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#15
Which leads to the dirty secret of the EU having higher inequality than the US
Recursion
Jul 2015
#18
That is the big lie. The damage was done by the previous government....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#50
so Greece's government and economic system are a model of efficiency, transparency, and
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#57
Greece's problems go far beyond hiring GS to commit fraud against its Eurozone partners.
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#61
We all know the New York Times is going to explain the situation honestly....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#62
Believe it or not there's enough money in the hands of the few to give everyone a base salary.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#68
If the Greeks don't want to take any sh!t from others, they need to stop taking money
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#72
Actually, the right-wingers hid the debt to get their mitts on the Euro.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#83
PASOK, the centre-left party, was in government when Greece joined the Euro
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2015
#89
Don't think that Tspiras will "avoid" taxing their rich citizens or collecting tax from them...
cascadiance
Jul 2015
#63
I really think we should threaten to invalidate the 1953 German debt write down.
roamer65
Jul 2015
#2
They're not even collecting the "taxes on the rich" they have now. Until they get serious about that
PoliticAverse
Jul 2015
#30
The Greek people are not lazy, deadbeat tax cheats. Maybe a few facts will leave you less amazed.
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#53
Why don't you try responding to the facts I presented? I'll try repeating them:
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#97
the meme that the Greeks are "lazy deadbeat taxcheats" didn't just happen "now"
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#100
The core problem rests with Germany's and the Troika's response to the financial crises
dharmamarx
Jul 2015
#22
Germany should hold a referendum of the people on a stimulus package for Greece.
PoliticAverse
Jul 2015
#31
It amazes me how many people on this board are prepared to stand with the 1%
GliderGuider
Jul 2015
#34
I was assuming that they are taxpayers but, from your words, you're not. Fair enough.
Nihil
Jul 2015
#96
A whole nation votes overwhelmingly against being further enslavened by the banksters.
The Stranger
Jul 2015
#64
Oh nonsense. You've bought into that austerity lies your enslavers fed you.
The Stranger
Jul 2015
#103