grandad wrote:
It would seem that the referendum was a waste of time. The Greek government have had to accept more austerity.
Payback from the Greek Government to the Greek people who have shafted their own country for centuries, the referendum was a con, having toured around Greece and Italy a couple of weeks ago, Mykonos, Chania, Kalamata, Athens and Corfu, Sicily, Rome, Sorento.
I learned that most Greeks and Italians don't pay tax, restaurants, bars, street vendors, TAXI DRIVERS etc I was asked many times if I was paying with cash.
The EU think they have to bail Greece out to stop the likes of Italy and Spain going down the same road, personally I think the EU is doomed, too many countries with nothing to sell and a serious lack of public will to contribute, Greece has become as expensive as Italy but like Italy it's struggling to invest in its infrastructure, most places are not well kept/maintained, Italy is only slightly better, it's only a matter of time before they hit the skids.
If I had a vote I'd have kicked them out, that would send a bigger message to countries like Spain and Italy to get their house in order.
Greece have to sort out their Labour laws, they have to collect tax, it's not going to happen, how the EU think they will achieve that is beyond me, unless of course they have a plan B.
I'm a republican so I say vote No to the EU, do we really want though to be apart of a union with dead wood countries like Greece, Italy and Spain etc, err not for me thanks.