1-"Austerity is not a solution for any economic problem: What creditors and EU bankers and policy makers want is a continuation of the austerity programs that have led to 25% unemployment. Greece said no, and quite right – what economic problem is solved by throwing people out of work? If you were heavily in debt and your bank called you in to discuss your options, can you imagine them recommending that you quit your job?"
- Ah, agora ja percebi. A austeridade de que tanto falam significa despedir pessoas. Fodasse, assim, realmente, nao posso defender a austeridade :o). Eu pensava que austeridade significava "qualidade ou caracteristica do que e austero = RIGOR, SEVERIDADE" ou, por outras palavras, fazer o sector publico gastar so o que pode. La esta, o problema e meu, que estava a usar a definicao do dicionario e nao a definicao da esquerda :o).
2-"From 2001 (the year of Greek entry into the Euro system) through 2007 (the beginning of the world financial crisis), Greece devoted an average of 20.6% of GDP to social programs, while Germany and France were at 26.7% and 28.7%. That’s a significant difference, and in a direction that does not support the lazy-Greek hypothesis."
- ah, pois...o governo Alemao e Frances gastaram mais "programas sociais", LOGO, os gajos nao sao preguicosos. Hmm, e onde esta o custo "escondido" (para o idiota que escreveu o artigo), de ter legislacao que aumenta o salario minimo desproporcionalmente ao valor do que os Gregos produzem, as reformas a partir dos 45 anos, os bonus por "aparecer para trabalhar", etc?
3-"Greek labor productivity has risen faster than German: In fact, not only does Greece spend comparatively less on social programs, but their workers’ productivity rose faster than that of Germans.[...] What the wage repression in Germany meant was that the rising Greek standard of living – one of the goals of joining the euro in the first place – caused a modest Greek trade deficit to grow steadily up through the crisis as German labor costs were suppressed."
- ou seja, a culpa da desgraca Grega e que na Alemanha os SACANAS "suprimiram o custo do trabalho" e os Gregos foram recompensados pelo seu trabalho arduo e productividade, criando esta situacao. La esta, o problema e a Alemanha :o).
4-"The Greek crisis is function of their trade deficit, not government social spending: In order to grasp the true nature of the crisis, it is extremely important to understand that what has happened is a function of Greek trade deficits, not Greek government budget deficits. If Greece buys more goods and services from Germany than Germans buy from Greece, they must finance this by selling financial assets and/or borrowing. This creates external debt. Conversely, if they sell more to the Germans than the Germans buy, then Germany must sell financial assets to or borrow from Greece."
- mas e CLARO, a culpa e da Alemanha, novamente, que exporta mais do que a Grecia. :o)
5-"The Greek crisis is a function of how the Eurozone is organized: The problem facing Europe is a systemic one. Those who try to understand it as being a reflection of individual national characteristics will completely miss the point and any policies that emerge from such an analysis will range from impotent to disastrous (with current recommendations leaning toward the latter). Simply put, the core issue is that the system punishes success."
- Ou seja, os Gregos estao na merda por causa da UE, que penaliza o seu ENORME sucesso ;o(...
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