“Three years into a crippling recession that has reduced incomes here by as much as 60 percent, increased the number of suicides by 40 percent and forced 1.3 million people onto growing unemployment lines, Greeks are grappling with ways to remain sane. Many of them are turning to what some call a free cure to just about any ailment: laughter. In one improvised routine, members are taught to laugh at the sight of an electricity bill or the kind of tax notice that Greeks have been repeatedly served in recent years as part of new austerity measures intended to make up for decades of profligate spending by the state.”
Related posts:
China's banks to take next step in rate reform push
'Mr. Yen' cautions on Japan's 'unsafe' debt trajectory
U.S. Funds Score Big by Betting Against Yen
4 police officers arrested for performing rectal searches
Video Shows Pembroke Pines Cop Punching Mentally Ill Girl
Brazil’s latest WhatsApp ban pushes users to other encrypted messaging apps
Police chief, police captain, firefighter sentenced for child sex offenses
Forget cursive: Teach kids how to code
European Central Bank sued by 200 investors over Greek debt deal
U.S. denies alleged plot against Venezuelan government
Venezuelans blocked from taking flights out by capital controls
Ron Paul: A Small, Secret Group Can't Know What's Best for the Economy
Britain should stay in European Union, says Obama administration
DreamWorks plans $3.2 billion China tourist attraction
Labor Dept. Attempts to Stop Layoffs by Giving $100 Million to States to Subsidize Payrolls