Well, no, not really.
No point in talking about how badly Greece is doing, it’s all over the news.
The BBC has two interesting articles, seeing as I’m getting a lot of hits on my ‘Why Greece is in Debt’ page. This link talks about exactly what happened to Greece, which just about sums it up.
It [...]
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So yes, a day at home, working from home, whilst others choose to protest.
Or fight…
Being on the receiving end of tear gas isn’t a nice experience, I’ll tell you that… Your eyes water, nose runs and mouth gets dry all at once.
Even though places like the metro were closed, it doesn’t stop tonnes [...]
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New measures have been introduced to boost the currency:
Pensions freezes; Cuts in public sector pay; A increase in sales tax from 19% to 21%; Rises in taxes on fuel, cigarettes and alcohol; Rises in taxes on luxury goods.
Good news for the Euro… but this is inevitably followed by hell.
There will be a massive [...]
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