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Slowpoke Toon: Dawning of the Obvious (Original Post) n2doc Jul 2015 OP
The Greeks aren't lazy. They were crooked. DetlefK Jul 2015 #1
You misunderstood the cartoon n/t n2doc Jul 2015 #2
Great cartoon Gothmog Jul 2015 #3

DetlefK

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1. The Greeks aren't lazy. They were crooked.
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 08:18 AM
Jul 2015

There simply was no way to kickstart their economy with money because it all would have gone down a drain of corruption, cronyism and waste.
(What did the Greeks do when they got a list of greek tax-evaders? Redact some names!)

Sorry to say this, but the Greeks needed to realize that everybody merily evading taxes and the government balancing the deficit with loans is no sustainable model.

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