Never mind Greece, what is the latest with that freak bruce jenner?
Isn’t Greece just a few months or weeks ahead of the same situation in other southern tier EU countries? Meanwhile the E U continues to try to force death by immigration policies on the U K..
The GOPee also fights for Grecian govt economics.
Debates in the House of Representatives on the First Report on Public Credit 9–18 February 1790
James Jackson (Ga.)
But it is doubted with me whether a permanent funded debt is beneficial or not to any country.
The same effect must be produced that has taken place in other nations; it must either bring on a national bankruptcy or annihilate her existence as an independent empire. Hence I contend, sir, that a funding system, in this country, will be highly dangerous to the welfare of the republic; it may, for a moment, raise our credit and increase the circulation, by multiplying a new species of currency; but it must, in times afterward, settle upon our posterity a burthen which they can neither bear nor relieve themselves from. It will establish a precedent in America that may, and in all probability will, be pursued by the sovereign authority until it brings upon us that ruin which it has never failed to bring, or is inevitably bringing, upon all the nations of the earth who have had the temerity to make the experiment.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/875
6. But the grand nostrum will be a public debt…
11. As soon as sufficient progress in the intended change shall have been made, and the public mind duly prepared according to the rules already laid down, it will be proper to venture on another and a bolder step toward a removal of the constitutional landmarks.
Rules for Radicals? No, Rules for Changing a Limited Republican Government into an Unlimited Hereditary One
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/freneau/republic2monarchy.htm
Socialism Is Legal Plunder
http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G022
OUTSTANDING article and comments this morning...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-06/who-biggest-winner-greek-tragedy#comments
I find it interesting that both liberals and conservatives think that Greek’s “No” vote is a good thing.
Liberals view it as taking a stand against the bully bank.
Conservatives believe it may be an educational moment on the results of socialism.
They have sown the wind. Now let them reap the whirlwind.
I guess I’m the only one who sees this differently, because I really don’t think the Greeks don’t know that a serious financial debacle and readjustment is upon them, I just think that THEY, rather than the EU, want to be the ones to sort things out. I took all this to mean, “If we’re on a runaway train, we’d rather have Greeks in charge of the crash than the Germans.” Am I the only one thinking this?
IMO the EU has run its course and will soon break apart. It’s problem is like the problem in the US, they have given the central government too much power. The nation states have essentially been castrated and are systematically having their identity stripped away. Can’t we say the same for our states as well?? Dissolve the EU!!
Greece has been taking European money for too long. Cut off all aid and make them do something useful for a change.
NO good guys in this equation....but certainly the Greeks are the worst of the bunch.
Interestingly, I’ve seen a number of reports indicating that Germany still suffers from a severe Nazi guilt hang-over, and is the only reason Merkel has allowed this to go on this long.
Again the, IMO, false dichotomy re: pensions.
It’s only a problem with govt mandated pensions and PUBLIC unions. Unions and politicians colluding for the biggest give-away of TAXPAYER funds for the voting clout and kick-backs.
Corp/Co wish to offer pensions to their employees, though still not guaranteed, don’t require PUBLIC funding.
The trouble still is GOVT...handing out to others the fruits of another labor (theft).
Though, I guess I shouldn’t point fingers, even with (and against) our Constitution we have the same Socialism here. Hell, we have people here that think they ‘paid’ into a farce called ‘Social Security’!
If I were a Greek who gave a damn about Greece I probably would’ve voted “yes”.