austerity

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/20/spanish-bartering/1894365/

http://www.sott.net/article/252393-War-is-Peace-European-Union-wins-2012...

 This opinion article in the Guardian seems to sum up the situation in a way that resonates with what I've felt was happening. Namely that the Greeks are being sacrificed to "appease the Gods of speculation". Many posts following the article say "so what?" Seems callous to me but are they missing the point? That countries are now "economies" rather than "societies"? 

Is this article off base??

((The original article link))

These are some of the most optimistic words I've ever heard from Alex Jones

Watch the video and read the news story here...  http://rt.com/usa/news/usa-congress-lobbying-bilderberg/

Could this be what America will soon look like?  Over 100,000 people took to the streets in Athens on October 19th to protest increasing austerity measures.

You can watch the LIVE FEED here:    http://www.livestream.com/stopcarteltvgr

Read updates on Greece in English here:   http://en.contrainfo.espiv.net/

These days, many countries are calling for citizens to make sacrifices to help governments balance their sinking budgets.  Although France's austerity measures could not be considered good news... unlike America's policies, at least the weathiest Frenchies are pitching in a bit.  It strikes me that if France's plan were passed today in the U.S. we might be celebrating it as a progressive move towards fairness. > Noa