Don't give Greece any more money. Give money directly to Greek citizens directly...

Were such a thing possible, it would be the thing to do.

Greece is deeply into its 3rd official year of crisis, sovereign debt problems, and austerity -- and nothing has been done to solve anything. Astonishingly, four (4) successive Greek governments have not implemented any serious reform or taken any sustainable -- nay, even useful -- measures*.

That leaves Greece's Euro-partners in quandary, hoping that maybe the Deus ex Machina will ultimately save the day... because the local administration, the Greek government and their cronies certainly won't.

The only people who can make a difference are the Greeks themselves. This is not to say they will -- but they are the only recourse left:

The last article (a. 120**) of the Greek Constitution, a document that is supposedly still in force (not that Greek authorities pay any more than lip service to such legal backwaters)

"To safeguard the Constitution is left to the patriotism of all Greeks who are entitled, and duty bound, to resist by all means anyone who attempts with violence to infringe and bypass it."


A man from Ierapetra in Crete, wrote a short letter to the local tax authorities and the Ministry of Finance, protesting against a tax return which, with an income arbitrarily beefed up by tax authorities requests him to pay income tax on non-existent income.

The case for the tax administration relies on external signs of wealth, such as a 21year old, 750cc engined car and ownership of his house, not connected to the national grid,  officially valued at 13k. The man had no taxable income and spent a documented  ~2,300 for the whole year.

Concluding, the man referred to article 120 of the Constitution of Greece and noted:
"a) In choosing between going without food for three (3) months in order to pay the tax you have requested, I prefer not to pay you anything.
b) In choosing between becoming a suicide victim or a killer, I prefer to become your killer.
c) If you have made no mistakes in the tax return you sent me, you must be scoundrels, fraudsters, and thieves.

With no respect,

Nicholas Aretoulis." (my translation)
Taken (without express permission) from the excellent blog "Filoftero"

*   The Greek government announced recently a reduction of national debt to just under 135% of GDP, down from an alleged 160% 12 months ago. This is the result of reduced imports -- in fact a balanced import-export situation -- especially reduced oil consumption, and reductions in pensions. actually and amazingly, the public payroll in Greece increased albeit very slightly in the past year...
* * Η τήρηση του Συντάγματος επαφίεται στον πατριωτισμό των Ελλήνων, που δικαιούνται και υποχρεούνται να αντιστέκονται με κάθε μέσο εναντίον οποιουδήποτε επιχειρεί να το καταλύσει με τη βία.