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Whats the difference if a Greek owns something or a German. Plenty of slimeball Greek millionaires who I don't care for.

Another article written in 1985 in the NY Times on the brain dead Lao http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/07/magazine/papandreou-the-politics-of-anti-americanism.html "Mr. Papandreou's tightrope diplomacy has infuriated his allies in Europe as well as America, but the United States (his home in the 1940's and 50's) has been the principal arena of his balancing act. He tells a large sector of the Greek public what they want to hear: Their country's problems are none of their doing; they have been created by outside forces led by the biggest force of them all, the United States."

This obituary hits the spot on why the Greek Lao is brain dead http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/23/world/andreas-papandreou-dies-at-77-fiery-ambiguous-premier-dominatedgreek-politics.html

This is an article from 1990 http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/18/world/greeks-feel-the-pinch-as-two-us-bases-close.html It just goes to show you how stupid the Greek people are. Instead of being "western" and being friends with the US and other nations, they kicked them out and all of their money and want to befriend Cuba, Libya, Palestine, etc... All the dead weights of the world. The popular thing up until the crisis was to protest against the US because it was the US' fault. Now its the Germans fault. Greeks are brain dead. Albanians and Turks are smart. When the US comes, they open up their arms. The Greeks are too good for everyone and throw rocks.

What pains me even more is after the Russians told Cyprus to pound sand and then after they basically played Tsipras like a fool, they still think Russia is going to come to their rescue. Seriously, what are they going to do... Open up a Lada factory. Now the country is being burned down by more than likely Greeks. Self destructive people and the lao is too busy coming up with kaffenio stories about German Jews taking over the country and how smart the Greeks are and everyone is jealous of them. Greeks are basically the Arabs of Europe.

Its a vassal state because they are incapable of taking care of themselves. Kind of like a judge takes a child away from a parent for being unfit parents. Greece is an unfit country and its citizens are too stupid to figure it out.

The average Greek citizen IQ is very low. The facts speak for themselves on the wacked out ideas and thoughts people have. No logic.

Seriously who shops at Aldi besides people who are broke. Thats like a last resort store if you're on food stamps.

I really can't say anything to this. You want Greece to continue the way it is and its a European conspiracy. You think that billions of dollars a year in unpaid taxes is not a problem and the real culprits are in some youtube video your going to post tonight. I just can't believe the Greek logic which unfortunately is carried by a percentage of the country. No point in debating anything anymore with you. Its the same conspiracy nonsense talk.

I will say that it's good to see Tsipras giving reality to those Drachma morons who think you can just change currency overnight and all will be well.

Why do we keep assuming Russia will help when they are struggling to keep afloat themselves.

Unfortunately some people just can't figure out that bribery, tax corruption, pensions at 50, claiming fake subsidies, took us down. Not the tax rate Starbucks pays.

Immoral, Corrupt, Troika, Swallowed, Greece, Culprits You must have a list of keywords to throw in every sentence. Never ever have you made a comment on how we spend more than we take in. Never do you talk about how its been a national pastime in Greece to not pay taxes. When you go to Greece and tell them you pay taxes, they mock and laugh at you. All of a sudden its Germany's fault we are complete screw ups and created this mess. Thousands of people in Greece have $$$ homes, $ millions in the bank and they claim poor. But thats ok. Greece is going down the sewer fast and if we don't "reform" now, we are going to be a wasteland which will make the current Albania look like an empire.

Greece can't run its own affairs. When will you realize that? Your post is the epitome of the Greek cherokefalos. Excuse after excuse. Goldman Sachs, Starbucks didn't pay taxes in London, Blair has private security etc.., not one time have you commented on this Greek lawyer who had 16 mil euros not reported. You never look at the mirror. Now you're proud to be a tax evader in Greece. Bravo! Typical Greek excuse garbage. We are uncivilized and you're the prime example.

We still need to crack down hard on tax revenue. No reason why hotel owners on Mykonos and the rest of the business aren't paying taxes. No reason how someone has 2 mil euros can claim 10k wages. Greek people need to pay taxes and the Greek tax officials getting attacked and chased away on islands is beyond bad. No matter what currency we use, we need to establish a legit tax collection agency that has powers to arrest and confiscate. Powers to go to an island and not be afraid of the locals.

I really hope Tsipras will start to go after all the tax evaders. Ridiculous that in Greece you have people that claim salaries of 10k and have $4 mil Euros in the bank. No matter what we are going to sign an agreement and we should stick to it no matter how painful it is. Greeks needs to get on with how the west lives (i.e. property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes). Its time we learn to stand on our two feet instead of beggars to the EU. No more spending more than we bring in.

The referendum was foolish. This whole hardball negotiations were even more foolish especially now that we are hearing that they didn't even have a plan B to exit so the EU knew they had them pinned down. As the Erlich said on Silicon Valley "They brought piss to a s%$#! fight"

Greece needs to print money and come up with an exit plan down the road because we know this won't work. Not go unprepared like an idiot, piss everyone off, and have no exit plan. Greece had no choice but to take crumbs because they had no exit plan.

I wish the unions would just shut up for once. Enough of the strikes and work stoppages to protest austerity. Not picking up the garbage or walking out of hospitals or transportation being shut down does no good. There is no money. Just stop it you morons.

It's called collateral so they will since we have a history of not paying for things.

If Syriza was smart they should have shut up and let Samaras sign the new mou in the winter and then called for elections in the fall. They got too eager and now the party of no austerity is the party of giving the country away to the Germans and Syriza is now a fringe party again.

I want to know what is worth $50 billion Euro in Greece. We don't have enough yogurt and Feta Cheese for that.

I'm not surprised. The EU wanted them out and they will get their wish. Where is Russia and their pipeline money... Russia played us. Germany played us. We are a big joke.

Stop it man. USA is not bailing out Greece. We will be in the poor house for years to come. Greece already has record number of tourists. We are screwed either way.

I was for the Euro until today. Greece should just bail right now. This is too much. We are idiots because we caused most of this because we cheat and lie but Germany is trying to take over the country. Gianni and Maria can't have iPhones anymore but hey, life will go on.