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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:37 am
by Leisher
I think the people behind the money have to let Greece fail and its people suffer.
If they don't, they basically tell the entire world "Don't worry about paying your loans. There's really nothing we can do to you."
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:37 am
by GORDON
I don't think the socialist EU is willing to let Greece fail, because it will make people think socialism doesn't work.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:39 am
by Leisher
But...it doesn't...
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:43 am
by GORDON
With an opinion like that you are obviously racist.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:11 pm
by Malcolm
"Good job," says man whose country hasn't seen a new car since the '50s.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:58 pm
by Leisher
Not the endorsement one would want.
For all the talk about how superior Euros are compared to us, it seems to me their work ethic is pretty shitty.
They seem to want to vacation more, work less, and have the government run their lives.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:55 pm
by Alhazad
Leisher wrote:Not the endorsement one would want.
For all the talk about how superior Euros are compared to us, it seems to me their work ethic is pretty shitty.
They seem to want to vacation more, work less, and have the government run their lives.
I already want two-thirds of that.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:59 pm
by Leisher
Alhazad wrote:Leisher wrote:Not the endorsement one would want.
For all the talk about how superior Euros are compared to us, it seems to me their work ethic is pretty shitty.
They seem to want to vacation more, work less, and have the government run their lives.
I already want two-thirds of that.
Me too, but they think everyone should get that, and their economy still function properly.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:01 pm
by TheCatt
Merkel said Greece would need to spell out -- by Thursday -- much more comprehensive reforms than those in the last bailout Athens recently walked away from.
Tuesday's meetings got off to a bad start when new Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakolotos turned up without a written proposal, saying only that it would be delivered by Wednesday.
The mood soured further when Tsipras, the prime minister, asked for temporary help to allow Greece to meet a crucial debt repayment to the European Central Bank on July 20. Merkel made clear he had it the wrong way round -- any kind of emergency funding could only follow a Greek commitment to a comprehensive rescue program.
At least Merkel's going about it the right way so far.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:25 pm
by Malcolm
Greece is the college student that goes to the TA the day before it's due and hopes the homework gets done for him.
Merkel made clear he had it the wrong way round -- any kind of emergency funding could only follow a Greek commitment to a comprehensive rescue program.
Fuckin' a, German Janet Reno.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:53 am
by Malcolm
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:08 pm
by Alhazad
I really like Polandball comics.
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:58 pm
by GORDON
Ever just wonder where all the money goes?
Billions pumped into Greece, but now they're all broke. Where did the money go?
Trillions pumped into the poor in America, yet America has more poor than ever. Where did the money go?
The Lannisters, Tyrells, and the Iron Bank have pumped millions into the coffers of Westeros, yet now King's Landing is broke. Where did the money go?
What's at the bottom of the money hole?
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:39 pm
by Malcolm
The oligarchy gets it or it's making its way to other countries very quickly at deficit.
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:19 pm
by Vince
GORDON wrote:Ever just wonder where all the money goes?
Billions pumped into Greece, but now they're all broke. Where did the money go?
Trillions pumped into the poor in America, yet America has more poor than ever. Where did the money go?
The Lannisters, Tyrells, and the Iron Bank have pumped millions into the coffers of Westeros, yet now King's Landing is broke. Where did the money go?
What's at the bottom of the money hole?
A good chunk of the money feeds the bureaucracy that administers it
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:58 am
by Leisher
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:25 am
by TheCatt
I'm not sure how this statement
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis told a business conference Thursday that "the choices we have are tough ... but the worst, the most humiliating and unbearable is an agreement that will surrender, loot and subjugate our people and this country."
squares with this statement
Greece is seeking 53.5 billion euros ($59 billion) as part of a new bailout package,
I'm pretty sure someone giving you $60 billion doesn't make you looted.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:18 am
by TheCatt
A Portuguese, a Greek, and a Spaniard go into a brothel. Who pays?
Germany.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:31 pm
by Malcolm
That country is acting so fucking stupidly, I say let it crash.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:10 pm
by Malcolm
Malcolm wrote:That country is acting so fucking stupidly, I say let it crash.
[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/econ ... oject-on-t
he-brink-of-collapse.html]Germany agrees with Malcolm[/url].
The German government has begun preparations for Greece to be ejected from the eurozone, as the European Union faces 24 hours to rescue the single currency project from the brink of collapse.