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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 01:08 AM Jul 2015

Which side do you take on the Greece vs. Merkel issue? [View all]


28 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Greece
18 (64%)
Merkel
5 (18%)
Neither
5 (18%)
Other
0 (0%)
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Greece LittleBlue Jul 2015 #1
Greece... Have You Seen THIS: WillyT Jul 2015 #2
Greece and Germany are both sovereign nations. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #3
"antics"? It's antic to oppose further pension cuts? Ken Burch Jul 2015 #4
So they should renounce all the debt, leave the Euro and print their own currency, yes? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #11
It may come to that. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #12
Walking out of negotiations is an antic. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #17
Like blaming a victim of a rapist. Katashi_itto Jul 2015 #18
The people of Greece elected those governments. Indydem Jul 2015 #19
Both. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #5
Thanks. Excellent analysis. n/t. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #13
it's easy to take sides when your money is not at risk hill2016 Jul 2015 #6
Decent people don't put money before humanity. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #8
So you as a decent person have given all of your money to the Greek people, right? DesMoinesDem Jul 2015 #22
by the same token Tsipras has no right to demand money from German workers nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #23
I haven't bought Greek bonds, but I have donated money to help feed the Greeks. nt Javaman Jul 2015 #20
I think viewing this crisis as some sort of modern morality play is simplistic and foolish cemaphonic Jul 2015 #7
It's not "throwing money" at Greece to let Greece raise taxes rather than cut pensions Ken Burch Jul 2015 #9
Hey, their pension FRAUD is a major cause of of the collapse. Billions of bucks annually to people underahedgerow Jul 2015 #15
..... trusty elf Jul 2015 #10
That graphic works even better with this music being played at the same time. Ken Burch Jul 2015 #14
The people who deposited the money that was lent to Greece. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #16
Saying it's a country 'v. Merkel' is a leading question (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #21
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