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2010-05-01 Europe

EU Leaders Confident Greece Bailout Will Succeed

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Posted by Steve White 2010-05-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

Didn't expect to retire at 50 on full government pension.

Posted by DMFD 2010-05-01 00:43|| 2010-05-01 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 In a land of culture, pride lies in art of corruption
Got a problem with the tax inspector? That can be solved in a jiffy in Greece: you slip him a fat wad of euros and your pain is eased...Tasos Telloglou, an investigative journalist who has exposed scandals involving big corporate payoffs, said: Corruption is everywhere. It is part of our mentality. Greeces new financial masters will find the locals running rings around them, he added.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-01 00:44|| 2010-05-01 00:44|| Front Page Top

#3 The German taxpayer would probably be more inclined to give Greece euros to build new prisons for its corrupt officials rather than throwing that good money after bad in propping up the sick Greek economy.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-05-01 04:35|| 2010-05-01 04:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Great! Who's next?

Posted by gorb 2010-05-01 05:36|| 2010-05-01 05:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Portugal, then Spain.

Posted by Pappy 2010-05-01 16:10|| 2010-05-01 16:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Not the other way around?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-05-01 16:14|| 2010-05-01 16:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Not according to both the IMF and this chap.

Posted by Pappy 2010-05-01 19:54|| 2010-05-01 19:54|| Front Page Top

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