An overwhelming majority of Greeks believe new austerity measures the government has promised its international lenders in exchange for more financial aid are unfair and hurt the poorest sections of society, a poll showed on Saturday.
Near-bankrupt Greece needs the European Union and International Monetary Fund's blessing on measures worth nearly 12 billion euros ($16 billion) to unlock its next tranche of aid, without which it faces default and a potential exit from the euro zone.
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Of course they feel the measures are unfair. Few people willingly choose self denial and austerity, esp. in today’s self indulgent cultures.
That said, feelings don’t determine the fairness of a thing. Whether they actually are or not is a whole ‘nother debate.
Oh, and I suspect we’ll hear lots of this states-side when we finally face our financial situation.
September 22, 6:54 pm | [comment link]