[0] Actually, here is some data for the EU (German): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Nettozah...
[1] And here is more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union#N...
The Greeks are not lazy. Suffering is not lazy.
So I guess the question is who should be paying for Greece's poor financial planning because Greece do not appear to think it should be them.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2010/02/greeces_g...
We should bail them out, but they should also retire at 67, the (existing) final salary pensions should be cut back and they should start paying their taxes.
EU data: Greece 64.4 years, Germany: 65.1.
OECD data: Greece 61.9 years vs. Germany 62.1
So it is actually the same.
I don't agree with much of the fiscal and financial structures, strategies and ethos of the world at the moment however this is the path we are on and pivoting out of it will cause huge disruption and suffering. Austerity and measures forced by her creditors have so far failed Greece. It doesn't look bright in the future so they are correct to question the strategy however if they don't get their own house in order it will all be in vain. I think they realise this.
