tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701343700017476108.post806647208748616000..comments2014-08-22T00:06:40.845+01:00Comments on BlackRaven: status update....BlackRavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896472586470597474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701343700017476108.post-5855996594969072402013-01-25T19:04:23.331+00:002013-01-25T19:04:23.331+00:00The alternative for Greece was immediately balanci...The alternative for Greece was immediately balancing their budget. ie bigger cuts. <br /><br />States do not have some inherent right to spend as much money as they like, they have to finance it. <br /><br />The Greek economy is in trouble because it is massively uncompetitive, not because there is too little spending by the state. <br /><br />One only has to look at the rail system, to pharmacies or the plethora of state sponsored oligopolies to see the absurd level of protectionism and cronyism at every level of the Greek economy.<br /><br />Who else should pay taxes to fund Greek spending if not Greek citizens??BlackRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896472586470597474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701343700017476108.post-59134837517730569492012-12-28T06:21:08.033+00:002012-12-28T06:21:08.033+00:00The austerity measures demanded by France and Germ...The austerity measures demanded by France and Germany in return for two massive bailout packages, totaling 240 billion euros, have ripped holes in the Greek safety net and plunged the country into a recession of near-Great Depression dimensions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rateswaprefunds.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Click here.</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497370164344294353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701343700017476108.post-33797146606720116542012-05-25T11:53:50.630+01:002012-05-25T11:53:50.630+01:00Glad you're still around. Been light at my pl...Glad you're still around. Been light at my place too.<br /><br />BR, you being a finance whizz, you don't happen to be able to get your hands on a spreadsheet that can calculate APR on loan agreements under the new EC directive rules do you?Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.com