Tag Archives: Syriza

LinkSwarm for July 12, 2019

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The Jeffrey Epstein child sex trafficking scandal dominates today’s LinkSwarm, as does other people getting arrested for the same offense. Some kind of crackdown going on? We can only hope so. Also, if you live in Austin, traffic on I-35 … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Guns, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Welfare State | Tagged 2020 Election, A-12 Losharik, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Amy McGrath, Apollo, Area 51, Austin, Barry Krischer, Border Controls, Boris Johnson, Brendan Kolding, Brexit, Communism, Crime, Democrats, E-Verify, Economics, Ed Buck, Facebook, Greece, Guns, I-35, I-95, Jeffrey Epstein, Jim Geraghty, Kentucky, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Oklahoma, pedophilia, Prenda Law, R. Kelly, Russia, Scott Walker, Seattle, silencers, Social Justice Warriors, SR-71, submarine, Syriza, tanks, Terry Bean, Texas, Welfare State, William Lacy Clay | 2 Comments

Greece: Dispatches from the Boned

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

So I haven’t done a Greek update in a while, since after Greece caved into the inevitable (Newsflash: broke people generally do not have leverage over those lending them money), it was all over but the shouting. Now that Greece … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Welfare State | Tagged Budget, Euro, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, PIIGS, Syriza, Welfare State, Yanis Varoufakis, Zero Hedge | Leave a comment

Fragments of a Greek State

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The self-inflicted destruction of Greece has been accomplished, but they’re still going to be picking up the pieces for years, if not decades. And there’s no guarantee the heavy manners Germany and the troika are imposing will actually be enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Foreign Policy, Welfare State | Tagged European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Foreign Policy, Germany, Greece, Media Watch, Syriza, Yanis Varoufakis | Leave a comment

Greece Introduces Capital Controls

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The economic collapse of Greece is unfolding pretty much exactly as observers predicted it would: “Greek banks have imposed an unofficial ceiling of €3,000 on walk-in withdrawals, the commercial banker added.” More capital controls are most likely coming, especially since … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Welfare State | Tagged bank run, Budget, capital controls, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, grexit, Syriza, Welfare State | Leave a comment

Bank Runs Start in Greece

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The bank runs have started in Greece. Why the Greek peeople would even keep their money in banks, having the example of Cyprus’s bank “bail-ins” before them, would keep any but the most minimal amout of cash in a Greek … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Welfare State | Tagged Alexis Tsipras, bank run, Budget, Economics, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, Syriza, Welfare State | Leave a comment

Quick Pre-Default Greece Update

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It looks like the rest of Europe has finally wised up to the fact that Alexis Tsipras has been playing them for chumps. It should be obvious to everyone now that Tsipras and his far-left Syriza party have no intention … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Foreign Policy, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Alexis Tsipras, Budget, Cyprus, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Foreign Policy, Greece, Syriza, Welfare State | Leave a comment

IMF Gives Up on Greece

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The IMF just said to Greece “Screw you guys, I’m going home.” (Note: For the full effect, you have to say the preceding in the voice of Eric Cartman.) The International Monetary Fund said it was halting bailout talks with … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Welfare State | Tagged Budget, European Debt Crisis, Greece, IMF, Syriza, Welfare State | Leave a comment

Greece Debt Crisis Update for May 14, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greece managed to make its scheduled IMF loan repayment of around €750 million ($837 million) which “buys the country a few more weeks to reach a deal with creditors on fresh financing.” Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said “Greece must … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Foreign Policy, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Angela Merkel, Budget, European Debt Crisis, fraud, Greece, IMF, Syriza, Welfare State, Yanis Varoufakis | Leave a comment

Another Greece Update: Back to the Shell Game

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

And the Greece shell game over implementing reform (or, since it’s Greece, “reform”) continues. Greece’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis (who’s evidently still doing the negotiating, reports to the contrary notwithstanding) has handed the Eurocrats a proposal that doesn’t match what … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Economics, Foreign Policy, Welfare State | Tagged Budget, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Foreign Policy, Greece, Jean Claude Juncker, Syriza, Welfare State, Yanis Varoufakis | Leave a comment

Greece Shuffles Deck Chairs

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has been demoted, evidently because the EuroCrats he was negotiating with hated his guts (a significant drawback when you’re trying to convince creditors to pour more money down the rathole that is the Greek economy). … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Welfare State | Tagged Euro, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Greece, Syriza, Welfare State, Yanis Varoufakis | Leave a comment

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