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There are only ten million Greeks in Greece.

The biggest problem in Greece is that the Greeks don't pay their taxes.

Government that bases expenditures on taxes they know they will not collect is effectively "taxing" their non tax paying citizens by printing ever more worthless money.

Locked to the Euro the Greeks have had to shut down their printing presses. As a result they cannot "inflate" their way out of their debt, or even their debt service.

Game theory at this point leaves the new Greek government no good choice other than to keep stalling as long as possible.
Today they are in a lost situation and the losses and damages are compounding.

Debt relief from their creditors seems the only possible option at this point in time, as it seems obvious to the market that they are already in default.
The European Union has to step up to the plate and help Greece.

Angela Merkel has to take decisive action that helps Greece and fortifies the Euro.

It seems as if the German taxpayers are going to continue to subsidize their EU partners,


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The euro situation with debt levels and deficits......
By: zzstar
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Tue, 21 Apr 15 6:04 PM
Msg. 11785 of 65535

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_1_21/04/2015_549277

The Greeks have the highest debt, but she nce the crisis begun they have cut their deficits to lower levels than the Ben France, the second biggest economy there. Which says that they did the work and took the pain in the last 5 years, but the original debt for which they are still taking on more in order to make the payments is unsustainable. You can't keep borrowing to pay your debts. Either forgive the debt or they should declare bankruptcy, exit the euro, and start from scratch. They now have a deficit that is the lowest in the euro zone, and close to the "ideal" standard set by the EU. That's what matters.


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