As expected, with a comfortable majority, Greece passes its 2013 austerity budget. German finmin...

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Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
Kicking the can has begun again!!
11 Nov 2012, 06:29 PM Reply Like

tomlos Comments (488)
 
We'll see plenty of can kicking here now that this bum is here for another four years. Not a problem, his plan is to hire another 100k teachers. That'll right the ship in no time.
11 Nov 2012, 07:35 PM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
Actually i will take the Teacher hiring. Daughter graduated with a teaching degree with zippo jobs right now...
11 Nov 2012, 08:26 PM Reply Like

BruceInKY Comments (295)
 
I wish your daughter well, but you are advocating unenlightened self interest over common sense.
11 Nov 2012, 10:08 PM Reply Like

Mattster Comments (51)
 
Self interest is what made this country great, not common sense.
11 Nov 2012, 10:30 PM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
MATTSTER

Some people get it !!
11 Nov 2012, 11:43 PM Reply Like

BruceInKY Comments (295)
 
There is a huge difference between enlightened self interest and unenlightened self interest.
12 Nov 2012, 08:18 AM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
Yup, i am..You would do the same for your family i am sure!

But this country could use a better education as well..
11 Nov 2012, 10:11 PM Reply Like

BruceInKY Comments (295)
 
Uh, no.
11 Nov 2012, 10:13 PM Reply Like

Seth Walters Comments (585)
 
How about we pay for the hiring of those extra 100k teachers by cutting that fat $80 thousand dollar a year salary that Obama's chicago union teachers make? Cut that by 20k and pay the new ones 40k a year and we can hire one brand new teacher for every 2 fat union teacher's pay we cut.
11 Nov 2012, 10:57 PM Reply Like

rick flair Comments (367)
 
good call, agree wholeheartedly....
12 Nov 2012, 04:58 PM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
all for that...
11 Nov 2012, 11:43 PM Reply Like

raincity Comments (173)
 
Both political sides are cut from the same coin. Don't be fooled into thinking the other guy would do any better. America has voted now we gotta move forward.
12 Nov 2012, 12:27 AM Reply Like

warrenrial Comments (533)
 
Don't be fooled that Obama is going to do better then he has in the last four years. Welcome to Greece.
12 Nov 2012, 01:37 AM Reply Like

rick flair Comments (367)
 
why do the media call it 'aid'? all it does is stop the uselss gov't employees checks from bouncing, thus creating a huge riot.

its just a giant bribe, to keep the country from melting down, literally.....

at this point it has to go on ad infinitum, cause where will the money come from? the 17 productive greek non gov't parasites? bwhahahah
12 Nov 2012, 03:00 AM Reply Like

Joseph Poma Comments (352)
 
Been working at a private school for two years now, subbed per diem for a year before that...simply put, there are no teaching jobs out there. To be honest, I love the private school but the pay is horrible.
12 Nov 2012, 03:01 AM Reply Like

VictorHAustin Comments (477)
 
The market says teaching is a job lots of people want. Plowing money into just hiring teachers is like building houses in spite of (qualified) demand.

Spending more money hasn't improved education. Why is that going to magically start working now?

Education needs an organizational culture change.
12 Nov 2012, 11:16 AM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
Like getting rid of tenure?

If your no good in 5 years you should be fired like the rest of other businesses. Then we might start the process of improving our education..
12 Nov 2012, 05:18 PM Reply Like

davidbdc Comments (2989)
 
Unfortunately Greece's budget isn't worth the paper its written on.

When you have an entire country that cheats on their taxes, that has up to 40% of the economny going on "underground", and has far too many bureaucrats (who are partially corrupt also), its game over.
12 Nov 2012, 04:08 AM Reply Like

Interesting Times Comments (3259)
 
Monday, November 12, 12:28 PM An eye-opener, domestic equity funds had $30B in outflows in October, according to a Goldman report (as reported by Raj Dhaliwal). It's the largest amount of the year, and represents one-third of all of 2011's outflows. Bond funds had their biggest inflows of the year - $44B against an average $32B. (see credit risk "euphoria")

Worry anyone??.....
12 Nov 2012, 08:17 PM Reply Like