Greece and some lessons for all of us – do we need a global default?
Syriza’s win in the Greek referendum showed to the whole of Europe and the world that people will not stand for harsh austerity measures,. originally caused not by them but by the financial and banking sectors casino capitalism. Remember the financial crisis wasn’t created by the people but by a small number from the finance sector virtually all of who have not suffered or found themselves in jail. The current economic model, which has brought unprecedented prosperity to the more developed countries and to particular people in those countries, has only deepened the inequality inside those countries and between them and most developing countries. That the Sustainable Development Goals have goal 10 'Reduce inequality within and among countries' shows that we are in difficult times. We are still experiencing the impacts of the financial crisis of 2008 and the medicine that we have been given isn't working. This includes reducing our pensions, our social service support...
