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Surya Gayatri

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30. Please, please, NOT before some kind of deal can be put into place.

Reply to DCBob (Reply #29)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 08:59 AM

Jul 2015

Talk about from frying pan into fire...

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Eurozone 'agreement' on Greece debt [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 OP

I can see the cartoon now davidpdx Jul 2015 #1

It's already begun in the morning papers here in France... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #2

The voters are going to be calling for his head on a platter davidpdx Jul 2015 #4

Have they learned that lesson? We'll see... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #5

What this government gives the next can take away Recursion Jul 2015 #8

Greece has a long history of overthrows and uprisings. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #9

The focus on pensions sound like cutting social security. Tell me, are they culling the herd? n/t freshwest Jul 2015 #3

Apparently, their whole pensions structure is hugely inefficient, Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #6

The previous proposals were to raise and standardize the retirement age Recursion Jul 2015 #7

It should not vary by gender. . . unless a lot of Greek grandmothers take care of their JDPriestly Jul 2015 #13

Yeah I have no idea what the background is there Recursion Jul 2015 #18

France has more advantageous retirement conditions for certain sectors: Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #20

Sectors (or at least type of work) I get Recursion Jul 2015 #21

Agree that workers who do punishing, physical jobs (miners, etc.) should be able to go early... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #23

That does not sound all that bad unless they do not have something for those who are disabled. jwirr Jul 2015 #32

Euro Down: Ghost Dog Jul 2015 #10

Mainly because of the climate of exteme uncertainty. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #11

Greek deal: The highlights so far Ghost Dog Jul 2015 #12

"A worse deal than the 1919 Treaty of Versailles" Ghost Dog Jul 2015 #14

Would that Tsipras and Co. had begun serious negotiations on the Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #15

The new measures Greece must now implement: Ghost Dog Jul 2015 #16

Thank you, Ghost Dog, for posting the "small print" Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #19

Sell off valuable assets - I know what that meant in South America and in Detroit but what will jwirr Jul 2015 #33

Two main targets are the inefficiently run multiple ports and inter-island ferry services Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #36

Thank you. That does not sound so awful as long as they make sure that the electricity and gas jwirr Jul 2015 #37

Precise dupe of reply above! (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #17

So, this seems to be roughly the deal that the referendum rejected, but with promises muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #22

Given Tsipras and Co.'s erratic and irresponsible Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #24

Longer than 5 months actually it was the day they were first given help all the cstanleytech Jul 2015 #25

One recalcitrant, incompetent government after the other... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #26

RIP Greece. N/t roamer65 Jul 2015 #27

They're amazingly resilient and have bounced back from worse... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #28

Why do they want to stay in the Euro-zone AverageGuy Jul 2015 #34

Because the bad old days of the yo-yo, monopoly-money drachma are an unpleasant memory... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #35

I will be shocked if they dont call for elections soon and Tsipris gets thrown out. DCBob Jul 2015 #29

Please, please, NOT before some kind of deal can be put into place. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #30

Greece will never pay back what they already owe. FLPanhandle Jul 2015 #31

Tsipras tackles backlash after clinching Greek deal Baclava Jul 2015 #38