The Greek parliament has passed the latest austerity plan, and the Greek people are unhappy about it. Demonstrators took to the streets of Athens and set fire to 45 buildings, seriously damaging some of them. At least 100 people, including 68 police, were injured.In other news, President Obama has asked the Congress to approve almost $800 million in aid for the
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Socialist welfare states reduce their citizens to dependent irresponsible children within a generation. Then when the lollipop supply is cut down the brats in sugar withdrawal have a tantrum. How many socialist laboratories around the world (including major American cities) have to produce this infantalizing result before people start riding socialists out of town on a rail as the scammers they are instead of installing them as academics and political leaders?
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