Bye Bye George Papandreou

[russell]

Dear Stavros, would you prefer:

a) ten or more years of public sector austerity in return for some loans from the EU
b) no pay, no pension, social disintegration, the army on the streets but you'll get to tell your grandchildren you stood up to those nasty Germans

C) Exit the Euro and become debt free and also be in control of your currency and not have to take orders from Merkel et al.

If they cant pay their debts they may as well get rid of all of it rather than 50% and have to tow the line for years to come.

[MrMark]

I reckon it's all those plates they smash. It's bound to bring the economy down over time.

[scooterscot]

I don't know why all the fuss over such a small population.

That ^ ditty came from a German colleague.

[Doggy Styles]

The referendum is then expected to be scrapped and then what?

Greeks carry on rioting when Greece adopts austerity measures and tries to make them pay tax.

At least with a referendum the Greek PM could:

If Yes - have their mandate to introduce measures
If No - have their implicit mandate to leave the euro

[suityou01]

Careful.

You could get banged up for 4 years for saying things like that.

Nah, even visiters to the forum would quickly learn I am a jibbering rabid idiot and not to be listened to.

[Mich the Tester]

Dear Stavros, would you prefer:

a) ten or more years of public sector austerity in return for some loans from the EU
b) no pay, no pension, social disintegration, the army on the streets but you'll get to tell your grandchildren you stood up to those nasty Germans

C) Exit the Euro and become debt free and also be in control of your currency and not have to take orders from Merkel et al.

If they cant pay their debts they may as well get rid of all of it rather than 50% and have to tow the line for years to come.

How can they even consider holding a referendum without an Andyw option? We need answers!

[OwlHoot]

I reckon it's all those plates they smash. It's bound to bring the economy down over time.

Not necessarily - it means more plate factories and plate making and plate sweeping employment.

[Doggy Styles]

Not necessarily - it means more plate factories and plate making and plate sweeping employment.

Paid for by the Germans.

[Paddy]

I remember in the 60s when Greece had a military government.

[DimPrawn]

Not necessarily - it means more plate factories and plate making and plate sweeping employment.

The Broken Window Fallacy