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    Default Have you heard what's happening to the Euro?

    Have you heard what's happening to the Euro?

    ...from now on, it's being printed on Greaseproof paper!

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    What's the capital of Greece?

    About €50.
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    Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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    Did you hear about the Greek that went to pay his taxes?

    No, you wouldn't have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob38S View Post
    What's the capital of Greece?

    About €50.
    ...that's being used on the economists at work tomorrow...!

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    There's some very witty people out there.
    Kryn

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    Default Greek bailout explained

    It is a slow day in a little Greek Village. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt,
    and everybody lives on credit.
    On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk,
    telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.
    The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked
    upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.
    The butcher takes the €100 note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer.
    The pig farmer takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.
    The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the tavern.
    The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit.
    The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note.
    The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything.
    At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town.
    No one produced anything.
    No one earned anything.
    However, the whole village is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism.
    And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how the bailout package works
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    What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet?

    I, O, U

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    Default Greeks & GST/VAT

    See previous one.. as well

    Why Greeks don’t pay the VAT/GST

    Say the GST is 10%, and you deduct it from every transaction and send it to the Government

    Imagine this scenario



    It is a slow day in a little Greek Village. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
    On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.
    The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes €10 and sends it to the government

    The butcher takes the €90 and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer.
    The Pig farmer takes €9 and sends it to the government

    The pig farmer takes the €81 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.
    The Farmers Co-op takes €8.10 and sends it to the government

    The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €72.90 and runs to pay his drinks bill at the tavern.

    The publican takes €6.63 and sends it to the government. The publican takes the €66.27 to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit.

    The Hooker takes €6.02 and sends it to the government The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pay €60.25 some off her room bill to the hotel owner The hotel proprietor takes €5.48 and sends it to the government and then places the €54.77 on the counter along with an IOU

    At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, wants his money back but is faced with the above outcome

    No one produced anything.
    No one earned anything.

    46% of the money is gone and the German is out of pocket

    Every one till owes money.

    This is why the Greeks don’t like GST
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