Why not! German tabloid BILD takes up fight in war of words against Greek press insults toward Merkel and Schaeuble

Greece is the perfect shining example of what happens when a government let's a society vote themselves hand outs with complete disregard on how those programs will be funded. It's also the perfect example of what can happen when politicians focus on election support over what is best for country and follow along with whatever the loudest whiners want.

I fully agree with Germany. The Greeks ran themselves into financial ruin and needed help to bail themselves out and then they turn around and complain about the helping hand. The people are rioting and destroying their country over a situation that they are 100% at fault for causing. Their own tax evasion, elaborate benefits with early retirement, and wild growth in government jobs and public sector unions resulted in their bankruptcy. Apparently the government funded Utopia didn't work out so well did it? I sure hope Americans are paying attention to how this happened.

I use this quote all the time because its so so true. You can easily substitute American Republic for Greece and it applies to exactly what happened:

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.” - Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this in his writing titles Democracy in America what was first published in 1835

It speaks directly to many of the issues our country is currently having. So many programs that are hailed as being for benefit of our country are really just bribes by the politicians to get votes. It's easy to bribe the public with their own money.

I hear that the fires in Greece are simply devastating. The fire departments are being overwhelmed trying to figure out how to put them out. As we all know, you can't use water to put out a greece fire.

Lets be honest, it seems a little like what the republicans are selling to the American public, "taxes are bad and nobody should have to pay them" seems to be the current attitude. well, that is simply a bunch horse putty! This country has racked up a ton of debt the last 30 years by shifting money upwards and squeezing the life out of the middle class. When that happens, and the middle class suddenly can't pay anymore, because of factors like joblessness, debt continues to spiral out of control. The rich have gotten used to not paying much in taxes so they scoff at the notion of upping their share, this debt will never be paid down before a Greek disaster happens here. Taxes are essential to keeping our financials above water so that we can continue to enjoy and live the "so called" American dream, not things like the "Greek nightmare". Wake up people, taxes are a fact of life, and need to be used to settle our debt because it is not going away. If you don't believe me, wait until we are forced to basically cut EVERYTHING to get it in line. I know, the problem with our government is not the collection of taxes (like the Greeks), but rather the wasting of our tax dollars. Regardless, something has to give.

Wonder if the Greeks know the meaning of the word blitzkrieg?