Sure, because we all know how easy it is - especially in Europe - to make radical financial changes to bureaucracies. For those pointing fingers now, it would be interesting to see how many substantial changes they have made themselves at home. Lots of talk and cosmetic changes, yes, but substantial? Ha! Somehow it's hard to recall such a rigorous exchange and demands for reform when it was the bankers holding their hands out. This only reinforces who owns all of the western governments and it's not "the people." What's Greek for "go to hell?" Reuters:
Greece must take all appropriate measures to fix its budget deficit and scrutiny of its economic indicators must be heightened, European Central Bank President said on Sunday.
"All of Greece must realize that it must correct a trajectory which has been aberrant," Jean-Claude Trichet said on French TV channel LCI referring to Greece's past mistakes.
"European countries are asking that Greece takes... necessary extra measures to make its recovery plan credible."
