Salnax on 16 February 2012
| radishhead said: I'm well aware that it's not necessarily true, but over here the Greeks do have a reputation for being lazy and unwilling to work - I imagine that would make countries less likely to want to bail them out. I have no idea where all the money went anyway- I didn't even think that most Greek people lived in air conditioned homes, let alone a quality of life to rival Western Europe |
*Based on a bit of research*
Greece tends to rank as one of the most corrupt nations in Europe. Basically, all the money goes to the pooblah of the day and his pet projects. Worse, officials simply lied about the situation to keep on getting money. Combined with a low tax rate, particularly a plummeting corporate tax, and the high rate of tax evasion, there's simply not that much money. And to top it off, 20% of the labor force lacks work.
Love and tolerate.
