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by fredm-de
4004 days ago
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Here's the problem: Merkel can't politically justify to give Greece more german taxpayer money because it isn't spent wisely. After 5 years of crisis, Greece still has a primary deficit, while maintaining more extensive welfare programs than most EU Members. Even in the case of debt forgiveness, they would still have a massive household deficit and be in the same situation again soon. So it's not about getting money back, it's about not burning more money. |
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Greece had a primary surplus in 2014.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/greece-revises-down-2014-prima...
> while maintaining more extensive welfare programs than most EU Members.
What extensive welfare programs would that be? The 12 months of unemployment insurance? They don't even have a means-tested program to ensure a subsistence minimum for people younger than 45 years!
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/governa...