Förvånansvärt vettig

Hos Ekonomistas plockar jag upp en lång artikel hos Vanity Fair:
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds
Artikeln är några månader gammal, men ändå fascinerande läsning. Även om jag givetvis inte hade koll på alla detaljer så säger den inte, på en övergripande nivå, så mycket jag inte redan visste; mitt utlåtande från i maj ser i ljuset av den här artikeln inte speciellt obalanserat ut.
Ett kort utdrag som exemplifierar den krispornografi läsaren kan förvänta sig:

The average state railroad employee earns 65,000 euros a year.
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The Greek public-school system is the site of breathtaking inefficiency: one of the lowest-ranked systems in Europe, it nonetheless employs four times as many teachers per pupil as the highest-ranked, Finland’s. Greeks who send their children to public schools simply assume that they will need to hire private tutors to make sure they actually learn something.
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On he went, describing a system that was, in its way, a thing of beauty. It mimicked the tax-collecting systems of an advanced economy—and employed a huge number of tax collectors—while it was in fact rigged to enable an entire society to cheat on their taxes. As he rose to leave, he pointed out that the waitress at the swanky tourist hotel failed to provide us with a receipt for our coffees. “There’s a reason for that,” he said. “Even this hotel doesn’t pay the sales tax it owes.”

Den tar ett bra tag att läsa, men tjohej vilken cirkus! Och det även utan bihistorien om de affärssinnade munkarna.

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