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Approximately 80% of all citizens in Greece went on strike to protest the poor management of the country, forcing the working class to pay for the bill through extreme tax increases and wage cuts.
The strike has affected transport and public services, with government offices, schools and universities all shut and travel around the capital, Athens, disrupted. Athens International Airport was also closed as air traffic controllers joined the action, with no flights in and out of the country’s airports. Train, bus and ferry services were canceled nationwide.
Banks are also expected to be affected while state hospitals will operate on skeleton staffing. No newspapers will be published because the journalists’ union is taking part too.
– Sebastian Moffett and Costas Paris, The Wall Street Journal
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I didn’t understand the concluding part of your article, could you please explain it more?
Basically, the government managed the money that they got from their taxpayers very badly, which resulted in Greece’s huge debt problem. While attempting to get bailout money from other countries within the European Union (EU) – specifically Germany – Greece has decided to freeze various civil service wages, raise taxes and cuts jobs to try and reduce their debt load. People throughout the country are beginning to get fed up with the poor management and loose spending that the government is doing with their money. They are going on strikes to protest their disappoint with the way their country & economy is being managed. I expect the same things to occur in other countries who are in similar positions, such as Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and the US.
I hope that answers your question
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