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darkangel218

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21. They had a period between 2002 and 2007

Reply to AnneD (Reply #18)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 05:28 AM

Sep 2012

When they piled up on this debt. It was a huge mistake, especially since they weren't such a wealthy country to begin with.

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Greece set for anti-austerity general strike [View all] HiPointDem Sep 2012 OP

And that keeps them from making any money from tourism. That's great. dkf Sep 2012 #1

Making money tama Sep 2012 #2

Imo, Greece brought this situation upon itself. For a long time they lived beyond their means n/t darkangel218 Sep 2012 #3

gag HiPointDem Sep 2012 #4

The tax evasion in that country was at amazing levels. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #7

bullshit talking points from capital's spin machine HiPointDem Sep 2012 #8

How is it bs? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #10

sure it is HiPointDem Sep 2012 #15

Actually, Greece's tax collection mechanism is notoriously lax and has been for a very long time. Selatius Sep 2012 #34

One of our Presidential candidates probably evaded more in taxes.. girl gone mad Sep 2012 #14

not sure about that, but tax evasion is a national sport in greece loli phabay Sep 2012 #22

"from the corner grocer to the fisherman selling at the back door" Zalatix Sep 2012 #27

yup thats the point its all the way top to bottom loli phabay Sep 2012 #28

Two problems with your comments. Zalatix Sep 2012 #29

no problem with my comments, its the whole of greek society that plays this game loli phabay Sep 2012 #31

Your comments left out the rich who cheated Greece the most. That is a BIG problem right there. Zalatix Sep 2012 #32

as i said and ill say again, its the whole of the society that plays the game loli phabay Sep 2012 #33

You added that after the fact, after I called you on it. Zalatix Sep 2012 #35

You're kidding, right? Zalatix Sep 2012 #24

At this point, what's the point. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #5

there's plenty of money there, here, and everywhere. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #9

umm.. ok. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #11

direct your smiley things at yourself HiPointDem Sep 2012 #13

Nope, theyre directed at you and theyre going to stay that way lol darkangel218 Sep 2012 #16

whatever, dude, your dumb talking points are too tiresome HiPointDem Sep 2012 #19

First off, im not a dude. darkangel218 Sep 2012 #20

i'll just put you down for the column that favors killing people so banksters can get richer HiPointDem Sep 2012 #30

Sure, but it's all spoken for. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #12

i'll put you down in the 'greeks must die to pay the bondholders' column, then. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #17

Why would you do that? Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #37

Then perhaps it's time to take the money from the bondholders. Zalatix Sep 2012 #26

That's already been done. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #38

Untrue. The money ain't "here", if here is Greece. Zalatix Sep 2012 #25

Headline changed to : Greece stages anti-austerity general strike dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #6

The Greeks brought this on themselves??????? AnneD Sep 2012 #18

They had a period between 2002 and 2007 darkangel218 Sep 2012 #21

Was this before or after Goldman Sachs cooked the books..... AnneD Sep 2012 #41

k&r for a general strike. Laelth Sep 2012 #23

I'm hoping we start our general strikes long before... 99Forever Sep 2012 #36

Du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #39

While 35,000 people participated in the strike, 60,000 left for Germany last year. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #40

I stand in solidarity with my Greek brothers and sisters. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #42