Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
the way they run their economy can just blow anyone's mind
Here is what happened. They got scr%wed by the Banksters and everyone from the Spiegel, to BBC, RT and Washington Post knows it. Not to mention independent bloggers who first flagged it. We've said it here many times.

Goldman Sachs faces scrutiny over Greek debt swap | Business | theguardian.com
Greek Debt Crisis: How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Goldman Sachs: the Greek connection - Business News - Business - The Independent
How the Monsters at Goldman Sachs Caused a Greek Tragedy | Alternet

After 30 years of right wing military dictatorship, with a corrupt elite, and a poor majority population hungry for basic financial stability Greece was an easy victim for these scammers after they were allowed into the Euro zone.