RSSThe economy and rioting in the streets
Michael Haltman | June 29, 2010
The Eurozone Endures Violent Protests Over Austerity Measures, Led By Greece
The question may be, what does the economy have to do with national security? The answer is plenty. As we all know, employed people who can pay their bills are happy people. Unemployed people who cannot make ends meet and who have few prospects in the foreseeable future have the tendency to either pull back into a depression or to potentially lash out in frustration.
Austerity measures implemented by cash-strapped governments have led to strikes and protests in Europe and Greece in particular. Years of lavish spending that was not supported by revenues have come home to roost with countries forced to bailout Greece, and with other EU countries in danger of requiring the same...
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