Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Thousands of Greeks walked off the job on Tuesday

- NY Times

ATHENS — Thousands of Greeks walked off the job on Tuesday in a 24-hour general strike called by unions opposing a new round of austerity measures pledged by the government to the country’s foreign creditors, notably a much-delayed overhaul of the Civil Service involving thousands of layoffs and wage cuts which is to be voted on in Parliament on Wednesday.
...But don't those civil service jobs add to GDP?

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