Greek Unemployment Rate Hits 27 Percent
Eurotrashed
Unemployment in Greece rose to a record 27 percent in November as separate surveys on Thursday showed the country remains stuck in recession and predicted nearly a third of the population would be in poverty by the end of the year.
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This is what it looks like when big government collapses. The economy can't adjust quickly enough to the dramatically smaller government, and it's ruining people's lives.