Text 8047, 54 rader
Skriven 2013-04-16 02:22:36 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
   Kommentar till text 8046 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: In what order will they crumble?
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Hello Ward,

 LL>> The EU is the main culprit, forcing smaller countries (such as
 LL>> Greece) to do their bidding.

WD>Greece is an historic opportunist.

Had it not been so, there would be no Olympics.

WD>1 out of every 7 EU employees is Greek, completely distorted.
WD>Historic subsidies to Greek tobacco growers several times larger
WD>than financial aid into cancer research caused by smoking. A
WD>special subsidy for Greek tomato growers not to grow tomatoes,
WD>etc etc...

You're just jealous.  Jealous because former Greek prime minister
George Papandreou was right.  Austerity does not work.  In order
to make money, you have to spend money.  Preferably other peoples'
money.  His policies were working, which is why the EU put an end
to his reign.  Rather than helping Greece solve its own problems,
the EU put roadblocks in the way.  At least, according to George
Papendreou, as interviewed by Chris Hayes on MSNBC.  What countries
in particular did Papendreou blame?  Mainly the EU as a whole, but
especially Denmark, Norway, Sweden ...

WD>That has ended ... plus they are paying taxes now.

Everybody pays taxes.  Including the poorest of the poor.  What
folks have to keep in mind is that austerity measures put into reverse
the basic philosoophy of fairness in taxation.  What I mean by that
is this - those who benefit the most from the system should pay more.
Austerity measures reverse this process, putting the onus on the poor
and the working class.  I like to call it zombie economics.

One particular working definition of austerity can be described
as being the policy of reducing domestic wages and prices to restore
competitivesness and balance the budget.  However, the question is,
competitive for who?  And at whose expense?

Trying to make the workers of smaller countries (such as Greece)
to be serfs for the lords of bigger countries is nothing more than
a modern version of feudalism.  Blaming everything on the serfs is
something the lords are quite adept at, even though it is the serfs
who make the life they live possible.

The world needs more socialists such as George Papendreou.  We had
one in Louisiana decades ago - Huey P. Long.  But his life came to
a premature end when a doctor pulled the trigger on him as he made
his way to his office in the state capital.

--Lee

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