Is Greece going down the plug hole?

Another day gone, another day without a solution.
There is no money in the banks, and those who don’t have the means to send their cash abroad hide it under the mattress.
The words ‘Capital Controls’ hover. Tourists are told to come with cash in case the ATMs run out.

The polls show most Greeks wish to stay in the EU and the euro, yet a strong faction in the government wants us out. Who knows what is best? Who knows what will happen? Who can plan for the future? You can read ten articles each day (foreign as well as Greek) – they all say something different. Nobody knows.

Amongst our co-Europeans, some want us out, some want to help, some are scared of the repercussions on their own country if we go. It is amazing that people whose job it is to find solutions – who are, in fact, paid by us, the taxpayers – are so incapable of delivering (and I’m talking about both – or all – sides here.) Entrenched positions, hubris, incompetence?

The Greek people voted for this government hoping for less austerity, but they are getting poorer by the minute. Every new measure taken is siphoning money from their pockets. Higher taxes, higher prices, lower income all around. Businesses, large and small, are shot.

It’s like living in wartime (at least no bombs are falling from the sky).You feel powerless, swept away by history… unable to lead a normal life. You look back, wondering what could/should have been done differently. A long series of missed opportunities. Tolerance for obvious mistakes. Corruption and greed. Bad management.

The blame goes back a long way, and is certainly not unilateral. The point is, what will happen now? And the problem is that, as usual, the people who will pay the most will not be those responsible.