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On a Greek island near Athens tax investigators have been attacked by an angry crowd. When they arrested the owner of a restaurant, the demonstrators threw stones and fireworks. The riot police had to move up.

Athens - From anger at the taxman applied inhabitants of the Greek island of Hydra have besieged in the early hours of Saturday, a police station.  The reason: the taxman had previously arrested the owner of one of the most famous taverns in front of Athens located in the Aegean island, because he and his mother issues no receipts.  The tax inspectors were attacked on the way to the police station.

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 The protesters threw stones, firecrackers and flares at the police station.  Finally, the current management of the police station is severed, the Greek television reported on.  Outraged citizens prevented the port of Hydra also creating a boat, with the Tavern owner arrested after Piraeus should be brought to the prosecutor's office.


 On Saturday afternoon, riot police arrived from the port city of Piraeus to the island around 2700 inhabitants , to rid the tax inspectors, it said.  How Eyewitnesses said the shopkeeper threw before the tax investigators, "to want to make ready" them with their checks.  "We have hardly any work, and take us to be laid," said one bar owner.

 During an inspection of tax investigation authority in early August more than 600 restaurants, bars and taverns as well as other tourist companies were controlled.  Investigators noted 2010 fiscal irregularities.  In most instances, the entrepreneurs of any receipts.  She conceded, although the VAT, but put them in his pocket, said an employee of the tax investigation.

Greece is in a recession, the unemployment rate is 24 percent.  In the front of a national bankruptcy standing country need many billions can be saved.  State officials will cut the salary pensioners losing salaries, in the social field is saved massively, the economy is in tatters.  So far, the government's efforts have not, despite massive support from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) led to a trend reversal.  It is currently unclear whether and how Greece can hold in the euro zone.

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Local authorities on the Greek island of Hydra have denounced an attack by a local crowd on tax police after they detained a restaurant owner who did not provide receipts to clients.

The Friday incident happened after the inspectors wanted to transport the restaurant owner to Athens, an hour's ride away by fast boat. They were set upon by a local crowd, which also attacked the boat's crew.

The police, along with the restaurant owner, had to retreat to the island's police station, which was besieged until riot police arrived Saturday morning. Locals cut off the station's electricity and water supplies. The owner was transported to Athens by coast guard ship Saturday.

Debt-crippled Greece is attempting to crack down on endemic tax evasion, as it tries to put its finances in order.

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Wie gehts, and welcome to the board man.

Its funny the Greeks are socialists now, because I am reading The Federalist Papers, and Hamilton describes them as zealously free.
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Wie gehts, and welcome to the board man.

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Its funny the Greeks are socialists now, because I am reading The Federalist Papers, and Hamilton describes them as zealously free.

Well, they are not really socialists. Even most members of the Communist Party of Greece are "tax evaders" and say that the government is corrupt and irresponsible. They want free stuff, but they hate taxes too. That's why Greek politicians amassed the this huge government debt, so that they could buy votes and had not to crack down on "tax evaders" the same time.
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Wie gehts, and welcome to the board man.

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Its funny the Greeks are socialists now, because I am reading The Federalist Papers, and Hamilton describes them as zealously free.

Well, they are not really socialists. Even most members of the Communist Party of Greece are "tax evaders" and say that the government is corrupt and irresponsible. They want free stuff, but they hate taxes too. That's why Greek politicians amassed the this huge government debt, so that they could buy votes and had not to crack down on "tax evaders" the same time.

But thats ok, so long as its your country footing the bill, right?

The drachma will never be worth anything if they try to reinstate it. They're just better off using the Euro while not being a member nation.
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Its funny the Greeks are socialists now, because I am reading The Federalist Papers, and Hamilton describes them as zealously free.

Well, they are not really socialists. Even most members of the Communist Party of Greece are "tax evaders" and say that the government is corrupt and irresponsible. They want free stuff, but they hate taxes too. That's why Greek politicians amassed the this huge government debt, so that they could buy votes and had not to crack down on "tax evaders" the same time.

But thats ok, so long as its your country footing the bill, right?

The drachma will never be worth anything if they try to reinstate it. They're just better off using the Euro while not being a member nation.

Well, it's the German politicians' fault. They want a European Empire that can compete with the US and emerging world powers like China at all cost. They are imperialists and fascists, but because WW2 and the holocaust discredited German nationalism and imperialism, they switched to Pan-European nationalism and imperialism.
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