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Greece: Police clash with doctors (protesting spending cuts)

Posted on by markomalley

Police in central Athens on Thursday used pepper spray to disperse protesting doctors and state hospital staff, in the latest protest against public spending cuts.

Riot police briefly clashed with scores of doctors and other demonstrators who tried to force their way into the Health Ministry. No injuries or arrests were reported.

Inspectors from the European Union and International Monetary Fund are currently in Greece to review the crisis-hit country's austerity program agreed last year in return for a euro110 billion ($155 billion) bailout loan deal.



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To: markomalley

Tired of the greedy, thieving taxpayers stealing from hard working government employees, the people of Greece strike back..... /sarc



by 2 posted onby Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)

To: markomalley

where are the photos of mobs dressed in surgical masks and scrubs being tear gassed?



To: markomalley

these are socialized medicine doctors. the corruption in the medical system is so bad that the government actually calculates the anticipated bribe/tip/gratuity paid to government doctors as part of doctor pay. If you don’t bribe the government doctor you will wait YEARS for treatment.



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