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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 01:24 AM Original message |
Greece's healthcare system is on the brink of catastrophe |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. Parasitic banksters are bailed out while the people go wanting for the basics of life. What else is |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 06:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Actually, the Greek people elected the government that was responsible for the "parasitic" tactics. |
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blank space (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 06:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Sooooooo |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It was the Greek people who elected the government to represent them... |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The corrupt politicians, the private sector |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. He is blaming the victims, which is disgusting. n/t |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Exactly. |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Greece's government failed to reform the economy and reduce public spending, |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Greece's debt exploded in part because Goldman Sachs helped the gov't hide the scale of their debt |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Exactly right |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Austerity will not fix their economic problems. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. You're blaming the victims |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. You need to stop absolving the voters... |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. ..... |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. He's really reaching |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. "Victims...?" Well, I suppose they are victims of their belief in the notion of a "free lunch." |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Demonstrate to us that Greek citizens were aware that their gov't was hiding Greece's debt |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Deleted. posted in the wrong place. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Was anyone/Were enough people in Greece asking those questions during the good times? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. How the fuck can they ask questions if they don't know what is happening? |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to ask questions? |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Your circular logic has deflated |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. If you believe that they were not aware, then you probably also believe that there is $2.6 trillion |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That's a bucket of RW spew |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. And that is just plain ol' generic spew... |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Oh, now it's a "morally corrupt electorate?" |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. And the people of Fukashima are to blame |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "The electorate is to blame, right?" |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thank you. |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I apologize if my comments appeared to single out Greeks; for that was not my intent. |
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IScreamSundays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. wtf is the dif? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Substitute the word "Greek" for "USA" in those sentences and you have same thing. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. recommend |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
20. Austere measures only steal from the poor and lower classes |
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