Greece to Probe the Rich

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Greece’s Financial Crime Unit will check the income sources of 1,700 Greeks who suddenly became super-rich in the crisis years of 2010-11. Among them are ex-ministers, MPs, political party leaders, football players, doctors, and lawyers. Greek tax authorities have a special Elenxis system, which allows them to compare income, and taxes paid as well as reveal shadow accounts. The Crime Units will also check the assets of 54,000 Greeks who have transferred some 22 billion Euros (878.4 billion Roubles. 28.5 billion USD. 17.8 billion UK Pounds) to foreign banks since 2009.

3 December 2012

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_12_03/Greece-to-probe-the-rich/

Editor’s Note:

Orthodox people… let’s keep this short… Paffhausen, Potapov, Dreher, Mattingly, Reardon, Whiteford, et al just go into orgasm over the Republican defence of the Affluent Effluent. Reflect on that… it’s in direct opposition to Our Lord Christ. The Greeks are starting to chase down the affluent rapists of the economy of their country… we should do likewise, starting with Willard Romney and Darrell Issa… I wonder what the above-named individuals would think of that?

Any road, 22 billion Euros is only 2,000 Euros per Greek (80,000 Roubles. 2,600 USD. 1,600 UK Pounds), and it works out to only 40,750 Euros (1.63 million Roubles. 52,700 USD. 32,850 UK Pounds) per capita for the cohort under investigation… I think that the really big boys are swimming away scot-free, and that the Affluent Effluent controllers of the rightwing New Democracy government are trying to assuage popular anger by allowing it to pursue second-tier tax cheats. However, if SYRIZA wins the next election (and it shall), watch for the flights to London to be packed to the gills… they’ve all bought flats in Belgravia next to Berezovsky and Abramovich just for that eventuality, y’ know (they’re greedy and corrupt, but they’re not stupid)…

BMD

Ieronymos Criticises Berlin’s Handling of Eurozone Crisis

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On Friday, in Athens, Archbishop Ieronymos Liapis, the First Hierarch of the Church of Greece, criticised Berlin’s handling of the Eurozone debt crisis, adding that Greece won’t “sell off” its dignity, saying, “What kind of Europe do we want? A German Europe or a European Germany?” Greece’s most senior cleric spoke during a meeting with Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, a German state secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, as well as with members of the Diakonie Federation of Voluntary Welfare. Ieronymos said, “We welcome our partners’ help, but under one condition… we must maintain our dignity. We have our own history and culture; we can’t sell it out”.

7 December 2012

Kathimerini

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_07/12/2012_473498

Troika Demands that Greece Fire All Its Tax Collectors

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The troika of Greece’s foreign creditors demanded that the Greek government fire all of the tax collectors from the Finance Ministry in a move to make the tax collectors service more efficient and corruption-free. The demand is part of a confidential memorandum now being drawn up by the EU, the European Central Bank, and the IMF. The document will decide the issue of another bailout tranche, without which the debt-stricken country won’t be able to service its foreign debt, forcing it to declare sovereign default.

23 October 2012 (MSK)

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_10_23/Troika-demands-all-Greek-tax-collectors-be-fired/

Brits March Against Austerity

Have you ever noticed that “austerity” only affects ordinary people? It NEVER seems to affect the Affluent Effluent in their McMansions, does it? It doesn’t affect the lickspittles of the One Percent, either, does it?

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Tens of thousands of people marched in protest against the British government‘s austerity measures. Labour leader Ed Miliband was amongst dozens of speakers addressing crowds at the biggest march in London. Other rallies took place in Glasgow and Belfast. The demonstrators want the coalition to end public service cuts and, instead, create policies they said could create growth. The government said that austerity measures are vital to cutting the deficit. Recently, union leaders criticised Labour for supporting a public sector pay freeze. Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, told a rally at the end of the march in Hyde Park, “Austerity isn’t working. It’s hitting our jobs, our services, our living standards. The ministers told us that if we only accept the pain, recovery would come. Instead, we’ve been mired in a double dip recession”. Britain climbed out of a deep economic downturn in late 2009 but fell back into recession at the end of 2011.

20 October 2012

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_10_20/UK-marches-against-austerity/

Editor’s Note:

Orthodox Christians should note who the cheerleaders for the Affluent Effluent are… Potapov… Fathausen… Freddie M-G… Rod Dreher… Terrence Mattingly… Lyonyo… Jillions… to name just a few. These people have sold out for “30 pieces of silver”… do bear that in mind as you hear their apologia for the One Percent.

After all, “they have their reward”… and don’t forget who first said that…

BMD