tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post3386734493424183145..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Greeks vote a resounding NOjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-24020498574785615702015-07-06T23:00:52.361-07:002015-07-06T23:00:52.361-07:00My simple and perhaps simple-minded take on this i...My simple and perhaps simple-minded take on this is that a bunch of crooks stole all the Greek money and left them flat. They were right to vote no. And they should be pursuing the thieves and getting their money back. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-55378897952253019212015-07-06T09:20:11.926-07:002015-07-06T09:20:11.926-07:00I had read a lot about it being good if they voted...I had read a lot about it being good if they voted no. We shall see. To me the big lesson from this for our country and regarding either partisan side. Do what you can pay for and be honest about the true consequences. It seems some believe they can vote in say lush pensions for their workers and that's all it takes-- voting. It's rather like saying someone doesn't believe in global warming and that means something as to whether it's true or not. There are a lot of good things I could have in my personal life, but I need to count the true cost of any of them and figure out how to pay for them.<br /><br />To me the lesson from this for us is two pronged but the same basic thing-- for any action, look at the true cost and figure out if it's worth it. For a Democrat, it's like my belief we should provide college tuition for any student who got good grades in high school. Then how do we pay for that? It's a good thing, but it has to be paid for-- and might even mean government getting into the economics of those universities and telling them they can't be so administration top heavy. It gets closer and closer to government running things. But, you cannot borrow money forever. For the right wing, it's like when they talk loosely about ending ACA, well what is the human consequence to that? What are people to do who cannot afford medical care? Is it okay to let them die based on money? If they have a plan, then tell us what it'll do. Too often nobody gets into the reaction to the action.<br /><br />I think the Greek people were right to vote no because the banks and corporations should not run the world as they want to do. But in the end, Greece will have to either say they won't pay for what they borrowed or figure out how to pay the debt. Nobody will invade them, but they can be cut off economically-- making their situation more dire. Would the Greek government really take the money in banks to pay the debt? Would European governments back penalties against Greece? Germany would but how much say should they have? How will the US see it? It should be interesting but I am glad I don't live there right now as it also could be very difficult for awhile. Borrowing, interest and taxes are a big deal right now for figuring out almost anything that can be done. This is one area where I am conservative (the way the word used to mean). I don't believe in pie in the sky and I do believe there are consequences that have to be factored into any decision.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com