
“It’s a general strike, by the economically clueless, who want government support, when the government doesn’t have any money Their solution: eurozone (read Germany) should give them the money. Specifically, the protest is against planned government spending cuts of 11.5bn euros ($15bn; £9bn). The government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is proposing to save money by slashing pensions and raising the retirement age to 67.”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/09/50000-anti-austerity-marchers-in-greece.html
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