One of my part-time endeavors is driving a shuttle bus at the local airport. Last night, I picked up a lady returning here after working and living in Greece for the past six years. She painted a picture of total chaos: rioting, rampant unemployment after nearly five years in recession, mass withdrawals of bank deposits (nearly 1 billion Euros have been withdrawn just this week), political turmoil, and citizen anger over the austerity measures proposed to allow Greece to stay within the European Union while receiving huge loans from other EU member nations.
Hold the ouzo; the party's about over.
It was an interesting, but very short discussion since it's only one mile from the terminal building to the parking lot. Arriving at her car, I mentioned my fears of the same types of economic malaise for our country. Her opinion?
We're traveling down the same disastrous path.
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