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| Greece Protests; Anti-Austerity Violence Breaks Out | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 19 2012, 11:07 PM (1,084 Views) | |
| tomdrobin | Oct 19 2012, 11:07 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/greece-protests-anti-austerity-violence_n_1978789.html Think it couldn't happen here? Just elect same old serve the wealthy Robme and Randian disciple ears Ryan and you will see. |
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| Neutral | Oct 19 2012, 11:09 PM Post #2 |
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Yes it can happen here but only if Obie is re-elected. |
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| Brewster | Oct 19 2012, 11:15 PM Post #3 |
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You're quite correct, Tom. The US Right keeps pointing to Greece as a horrible example of what can go wrong, and that is true. But they refuse to accept what is truly wrong in Greece - the people there think avoiding taxes is their civic duty, particularly the rich. The same will happen in every country where the rich refuse to pay their share of the tax load. |
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| Berton | Oct 19 2012, 11:18 PM Post #4 |
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The EU can't even give Greece enough money to make all the entitlements work. That is where the problem is. |
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| Deleted User | Oct 19 2012, 11:27 PM Post #5 |
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| Berton | Oct 19 2012, 11:48 PM Post #6 |
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The EU can't even give Greece enough money to make all the entitlements work. That is where the problem is. |
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| Neutral | Oct 20 2012, 03:37 AM Post #7 |
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Exactly, what's that saying about socialism; "it works great until one runs out of other's money" |
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| Banandangees | Oct 20 2012, 07:29 AM Post #8 |
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As if the major problem in Greece and Spain is taxes. The left in this country, and the progressive liberals of Canada, don't learn a thing from Greece and Spain that is constantly in the news in the EU and here. It's the EU commission that is demanding austerity form Greece, if they want the taxpayers of the more frugal EU nations to bail them out. What Greece wants is for somebody else to pay for their "well being," meaning other tax payers of the more frugal EU nations, since they can't seem to do it themselves. But, isn't that what the Left in this country (and the progressive, liberal cheerleading section of Canada), is doing by supporting the largess promising Democrat politicians, more and more "entitlements" with other peoples money. All liberals agree with the Obama tax doctrine, "I will not allow that half of Americans who pay no taxes to bear the burden of the other half who aren't paying their fair share. |
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| Brewster | Oct 20 2012, 08:08 AM Post #9 |
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Ban, please stop reading into articles what you want to read. The Greeks don't want to pay their bills. But if they don't pay, they don't get to play. Nobody from Canada is encouraging more entitlements. Nor do we we encourage American fairy dust that you can avoid paying taxes. Entitlements are only a small part of the issue. LINK Ban, I know you really want to use Greece as an object lesson about government spending, but wishing won't make it so. Edited by Brewster, Oct 20 2012, 08:12 AM.
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| Neutral | Oct 20 2012, 08:14 AM Post #10 |
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Noclue knows less about Greece than he does America. Entitlements are the problem. |
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