1. To the members of the 1%. I have no problems with you being very rich. None at all. I would not want that much myself (what would I do with it?), but that point is irrelevant.
I do though have a problem with people being poor, unemployed (and underemployed!) and in debt, and priority should be given to eliminating poverty and ALL debt, and ensuring that good jobs exist for everyone. If to get there we have to take more from you, the 1%, so be it. And if we don't, show us how it can be done - AND QUICKLY! And make it believable, the examples to date are not credible and all I am hearing at the moment is a repeat of what went before.
2. To the Marxist whose party finished second in the recent Greek elections. If you participate in government, you have a responsibility to pay off the debts that the government has built up, like it or not. You cannot simply shrug your shoulders and say "no mas", if that is your intention (not sure that it is). The repayment schedule is too steep and is actually exacerbating the situation? I tend to agree, but that has to be renegotiated.
And think for a second what would happen if a conservative government ran up huge debts handing out massive payments from public funds to its supporters and then refused to repay (and yes, there are countries in which it has happened), wouldn't you be angry?
3. Mainly to Greek businessmen, but applies absolutely elsewhere in the world. There are substantial rumours in the German press that you are hiding large sums of money in Swiss bank accounts. You are also claiming to be patriotic?
A person who is committed to his/her country will do what is best for that country - which includes paying taxes (and that also should be understood in any agreement when setting up the business in the first place).
If you want to renounce your nationality and give up your passport and move to Monaco or Berne, then so be it, but cut the double-talk on patriotism (I personally have left the UK and, as a citizen of the world, patriotism is not a disease from which I personally suffer). Being proud of your country (for the people who, unlike me, think that that is important) should not stop when your bank account is involved!
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