Re:Could we help Greece?
by mullen on Sunday July 12, 2015 @07:05PM
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Greece's problems are not IT but political and cultural. They want things from the government but don't want to pay taxes. The Greek populace should have it figured out by now that when a politician promises no taxes and retirement age of 51, some one has to pay for it.
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This comment, to say the least, contains gross generalizations and stereotypes. Talking about what "Greece's problems" are, that "they want things from the government but don't want to pay taxes" and the "Greek populace should have figured out by now"...
No it does not.
1. "Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the EU Parliament that very early retirement schemes should be ended" 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_evasion_and_corruption_in_... " Tax evasion has been described by Greek politicians as "a national sport"—with up to €30 billion per year going uncollected."