The Troika wants a six-day week in Greece. Even for the Troikanauts,
this one is a lulu: nobody’s got anything to do, so let’s make the
working week longer.
Observe the facts….a random selection will suffice. Overall
unemployment stands at 25%, and youth unemployment at 50 percent.
Business owners have seen their revenues decrease by 30-40% since last
year.
Or here’s another way of looking at it: nobody’s being paid, so let’s make the working week longer.
Observe the facts….a random selection will suffice. Pharmacists and
doctors are protesting overdue payment from EOPYY for services rendered.
Journalists and technical staff in Greece’s oldest English speaking
newspaper, have not been paid for two and a half months.
But this newest bit of Alice in Wonderland is really only the follow
on from ‘nobody’s got any money, so let’s raise the taxes to get more’.
Observe the facts….a random selection will suffice. The black economy
in Greece has mushroomed to the extent that it is estimated at around
45% of GDP. Pensioners fed up of higher taxes, falling pensions and
unavailable prescriptions stormed the Health Ministry yesterday.
But here’s one bright spot: tourism arrivals in Greece from Russia
will register a new record, and are expected to reach up to 1 million
visitors. My theory is that the attraction for Russians is visiting a
country with an economic model even loopier than theirs. In fact, I bet
Rasputin is dolling out cheap holidays to prove exactly this: it could
be worse – you could be living in EU-run Greece rather than Mafia-run
Russia.
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