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A shocking elimination left everyone in tears on the May 9 episode of 'American Idol.' Are you happy with the top two?
After the top three girls — Angie Miller, Candice Glover and Kree Harrison — sang their hearts out on the May 8 episode, one talented girl was voted off the show on May 9. Do you agree with the results, HollywoodLifers?
'American Idol' — A Shocking Elimination
First the girls sang Selena Gomez's "Who Says" with a minor technical difficulty in the beginning.
The girls wanted to give back so they went to sing with the LACHA Jazz Choir.
We watched some highlights from last night before mentor Jimmy Iovine weighed in.
"In the beginning of the show, they all felt a little nervous." Jimmy said Angie not playing the piano for "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" was a big mistake. Instead of having a big moment, she got a 9/10.
Then season 10's Lauren Alaina sang her new single "Barefoot and Buckwild."
Jimmy continued to critique the second round, saying Kree was the clear winner because of her emotional home visit.
We saw a sneak peek of Mariah's new song "Beautiful." She looks amazing in the video! I can't believe she's 43.
Then Alicia Keys performed live.
For the third round, Jimmy said Angie did well but not spectacular. Jimmy said Candice "had that moment" during her performance of "Somewhere."
The Results Are In
After the nationwide vote, Angie was eliminated.
I was shocked! I thought Kree was headed home. She started crying immediately and barely made it through her encore song.
Are you surprised by the top two, HollywoodLifers? Tell us below.
WATCH: Top 4 Results Second Round – AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 12
– Dory Larrabee
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Posted at 4:00 AM on May 11, 2013
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Posted at 7:38 PM on May 10, 2013
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Posted at 4:31 PM on May 10, 2013
Kree should have went home weeks ago. I don't know what the judges hear in her but it isn't coming over my TV. It is probably better for Angie anyway, soon she will be a free agent and the winner won't. Angie will make more money and become more popular than the remaining two. Angie is the best all around performer.
Posted at 11:48 AM on May 10, 2013
Posted at 9:46 AM on May 10, 2013
Angie had the most talent of all 3. Not only could she write her own music, but she was good at doing it. America got it wrong…But maybe she will get a better contract on her own now, then what AI would have gave her! As for the other 2…Candace is not good at all, and Kree is boring and to be honest I cant stand looking at either of them. UGH!
Bill Ursert
Posted at 7:58 AM on May 10, 2013
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Posted at 4:34 PM on May 10, 2013
Posted at 2:00 AM on May 11, 2013
American got it right for 2 terms with Obama ,A president for justice ,freedom,equality,for all;not just for 471/2%.or 10% Wealthy.
All three contestant did a great job,but Candice should win because she has the best singing voice.
Race should not be a factor.We surround her with Faith and Love(psalms 5:2)
Posted at 7:49 AM on May 10, 2013
Sarah Millian
Posted at 7:10 AM on May 10, 2013
Angie should be in the finals… With all due respect to Candice and Kree, Angie should be in the finals. Although Kree is sweet and calm she is getting boring. Her choices are just too safe. Where on the other hand when Amber & Angie were still in the competition, they had bold and new choices they had different and in all genres…. In my opinion it should have been Candice and Amver if she was still in the competition or Candice and Angie not Kree… Sorry kree fans but this is the sad truth….
yvonne jimenez
Posted at 6:55 AM on May 10, 2013
Posted at 5:52 AM on May 10, 2013
I feel that Angie by far is the superior talent overall and got screwed here. With all due respect to Candace and Kree American Idol really needs to find a way to rectify the sympathy voting. If you look at the three stories of the girls shown Wednesday night Angie had no chance. We all knew the back stories of the three girls and this final vote should have been strictly on talent alone. Angie will rise above this and have a great career. Angie you truly are BostonStong!!!!!
Amanda Peterson
Posted at 1:57 AM on May 10, 2013
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Posted at 1:05 AM on May 10, 2013
American Idol's finale will be really boring. Kree is boring. Angie deserved to be in the finale, but Kree just receives more votes because of where she comes from and I'm frikin tired to see her on stage, yes her voice is calm and she is a nice but she IS boring and as shockingly as she looked when she found out she was a finalist, she also knows she doesn't deserves it. This was really crappy and Angie brought more emotion to the show. I'm sorry for Kree's fans but that's the true and at some point the show will lose credibility for voting for the wrong people.
Posted at 12:58 AM on May 10, 2013
Angie is a bit more original writing her own music and on the piano and she can rock out on stage – she has the better stage performance and voice overall. Candice was good last night and should be in the finale but I think something was wrong with the phone voting – maybe people mixed up the voting as they appeared in different order through out the night? Not sure but Angie probably had most of the votes all the way thru most of the weeks and to not end up in the finale?! – I think there was something wrong with the voting – definitely! When Candice was in the bottom 2 they said they were going to average the votes – since this was so weird and a shocker to everyone – they should bring her back and really see what happens with a voting average – something is definitely wrong there! Boston is in need of a cheer! I am not that excited about the finale unless Angie is brought back! Go Angie!!!
Cali Gurl
Posted at 11:55 PM on May 9, 2013
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Posted at 6:23 AM on May 10, 2013
Due to the fact I have so much respect for Angie, Candice, Kree & let us not forget Amber.
Angie had a STRONG night on May 8th. But it Came down to one had to go. You know I
Personally I thought Kree might get voted off due to Angie's Boston Strong showing. However, with that being said. All three of the young ladies Are So Incredibly Talented in Their Own Respective way. I truly felt Candice would be in the final. And When it came to Angie and Kree
I thought Flip a coin. When Amber was still Among them I thought She could go all the way.Nevertheless These Four Idol contestants Are Among The absolute best AI has ever heard. And they all will be great success stories.
Posted at 11:46 PM on May 9, 2013
Sad for Angie, she was robbed tonight. Candice was pimped big time last night, and Kree was dissed by the judges last night, so her fans voted like crazy. Angie will be by far the most successful post Idol this year, and probably one of the most successful over it's entire history.
Posted at 11:15 PM on May 9, 2013
In my opinion, the most enjoyable entertainer is one that brings energy and excitement to the stage. Although Candice and Kree were sweet and had great vocals, Angie's performances over powered them by far. After listening to many comments with some criticizing Angie for being confident…WHAT IS WRONG WITH CONFIDENCE and being a happy person!! It is a shame we live in a society where a teen cannot be confident without being put down and considered "cocky". I have never taken the time to write a a comment and next to never watched Idol, however, this young girl drew me in with her great energy and confidence. Angie, if you read this please keep your spark and great energy and I look forward to your first album!! All the best..
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My favorite has been Kree the entire time, but I have to say I felt it was going to be Candace and Angie with Candace being the new American Idol – that woman could sing anything and make it beautiful. WOW. I'm sorry for Angie but know this, this woman is going to get a contract and she's going to be out there soon, we haven't heard the last of Angie Miller.
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Hi all,
I've been bitten by the sailing bug a couple of month ago and since then I've been lurking through this forum dreaming about buying my own boat. Well, now I'm getting more serious about it and spent the weekend visiting various boats up for sale, and I would very much appreciate some help picking the right one.
Here's what I'm looking for in a boat:
- Easy to learn on, easy to singlehand. From what I gathered here and on other forums, that means 30' or less with moderate displacement and good maners (not overly twitchy or tippy).
- Should be fast enough to be fun on SF Bay. Some racing is definitely on the agenda, but will probably need to get some experience first
- Should be able to get out of the Gate for day or two and be capable of handling bad weather to some degree. I don't plan on going on month-long cruises, but short trips to Half-Moon Bay, Santa Cruz or Monterey should be doable.
Now, here're the boats I'm seriously considering at this point:
- Cal 2-27 (don't know the exact year, they don't have complete paperwork yet).
The cleanest of the lot, inside and out, really spotless as far as my layman eye can tell. Nice ST winches for the jib, 4 secondaries, all lines aft, 2-3 jibs (foil type), spinnaker. Looks like the owner maintained her really well. Apparently, he raced regularly. Inboard engine is a Farymann 1-cyl, reportedly has a blown head gasket and not running. Boatyard quoted $3K to fix it. But, for an extra $900 they'll throw in a 2006 Honda 8hp and mounting plate.
- '77 Pearson 28
Looks roomier than the Cal, but not by much. Not as clean, but definitely not neglected. Hardware looks much more "used". Roller jib. 2 jibs, no spin. But, has a running Atomic 4 that the owner starts up every week. Sounded good, if a bit louder than I'd expected, but then I've never heard them run before. The owners never raced it, just cruised around a fair bit.
- '82 Islander Bahama 28
In decent shape, but has that air of being well used and being maintained just enough to be respectable. Has a Yanmar 2GM20, big plus, but costs $3K more than the Cal. Has an awful name that I would definitely need to change, which brings all the superstitions into play. By the numbers it looks like this will be the least stable boat of the three, but I could be way off on that point.
Cal is $4K (with the outboard), Pearson $5K and Islander is $7-7.5K
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Atomic 4 would've been nicer there, with the parts and support readily available. Yanmar is the main reason I'm considering the Islander, as the boat seems somewhat less seaworthy then the other two, but I'm basing this on second/third hand information, so...
I also looked at a Cal 3-30, but it sat in the water for 4 days so needed a lot of work, and an Ericson 29, which was not very well maintained.
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I assume this is a nice spot to post this suggestion. I find that the more runes i have, the harder it is to find which ones I am missing. My suggestion is that once you purchase 9 of one rune that it be greyed out and says "Owned" much like when purchasing champions. This will make it easier when you own a lot of runes to see which ones you haven't purchased 9 of.
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How about upgradeable runes? Tier 1 and 2 runes are useless but would be awesome if you can buy a rune and upgrade it with additional gold. Would give new players a chance to face off against bots and not make tier 1 and 2 runes such a noobtrap.
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Is there any chance of upgrading the rune system for newer players. Having multiple teirs of runes is kind of a trap for new players. Forcing them to waste IP on things they wont use for very long. I'm sure you statistics reveals that not many players actually buy them and those that do probably deeply regret it. I think limiting runes to level helps them learn what they do enough. Please remove teir 1 and 2 runes for newer players and give them access to the runes they will be using as soon as they unlock them.
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Why This Book Now?
May 28, 2012 was the 2-year anniversary of the Taliban's attack on two mosques in Lahore, Pakistan. That day, the Taliban murdered 86 Ahmadi Muslims and 1 Christian. The Pakistani Police watched it happen from a safe distance, and even now have made no arrests. Why?
The Wrong Kind of Muslim is the first book of its kind. It relates these untold accounts of persecution and torture, directly from those living and dying under Pakistan's oppressive regimes. This book gives voice to their forced silence. A silence which, if broken, is punishable with arrest, fine, or death.
My Fellow Americans Will Benefit From This Book
The extremism growing in Pakistan has already impacted America, and will continue to impact America. For example, just 27 days before The Taliban committed the Lahore attacks in May 2010, they trained Faisal Shahzad to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, NY. Fortunately, Shahzad failed:
The same Taliban group that trained Faisal Shahzad to kill in New York City, also murdered 87 innocent people just 27 days later in Lahore. As Americans, it is crucial that we understand how this extremism originated, where it gains strength, and how to combat it peacefully and effectively. Having extensively studied, published, and experienced Pakistan's bigotry firsthand, the solutions I provide in the The Wrong Kind of Muslim genuinely address this problem.
I gave the below interview the day of the Lahore attacks, May 28, 2010.
My Fellow Pakistanis Will Benefit From This Book
Many of you have met Ahmadis and many more are told to stay away. So don't worry, this is not a religious book. Instead, its a story of your fellow Pakistanis who were once Muslim, then declared non-Muslim, then labeled worthy of death, and now being murdered in cold blood.
We can certainly disagree about religious beliefs, but we both know that this bigotry and intolerance is not the Nation Jinnah founded. This book is a step towards that free and secular Pakistan for which our forefathers—both Ahmadi and non-Ahmadi—shed their blood. Keeping that in mind, this book asks and provides a path to stop the bloodshed.
In Conclusion
I was hardly three years old when it became a crime for me to call myself a Muslim in Pakistan. Now, my son is three. My sincere hope is that this book helps move hearts and minds so that when I take my son to visit the land of his ancestors, he will be treated as an equal, not as a criminal.
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Evangelist. She was born Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy in Ontario, Canada to a farmer father and a mother who was a minister with the Salvation Army. she was converted to Evangelism at a tent revival conducted by Robert Semple who was destined to become her first husband. He died during a mission to China. Upon her return to America, she added a second husband, Harold S. McPherson, which ended in divorce. On her own, she began an itinerant revival ministry. She arrived in Los Angeles in 1918 driving an Oldsmobile dubbed the "Gospel Auto" which signaled a flamboyant and controversial life soon to follow. She advertised her services in the theater section of newspapers, dropped leaflets from airplanes and entered floats in the Tournament of Roses Parades. She named her new venture in Los Angeles "The Church of the Foursquare Gospel," and it was soon housed in a newly constructed 5,000 seat Angelus Temple located in Echo Park. Her services featured bands, massive choirs, theatrics and dynamic preaching. Radio broadcasts made her a national phenomenon. Scandal ensued, Aimee disappeared from Venice Beach while swimming. She was believed drowned and a funeral in absentia was held at the Temple. Five weeks later, she turned up at in the Arizona desert disheveled, dazed and dehydrated claiming to having been kidnaped then tortured. Investigation produced no suspects. It was rumored the staged experience and embellishment of the account was merely a cover up for an affair with a former employee. The district attorney in Los Angeles was not impressed and charged her with obstruction of justice. Aimee stood trial but the charges were eventually dropped due to lack of evidence. She was once again married and divorced. Over the years, Aimee experienced many publicized failures in her personal and business life. Marital problems, feuds with her mother and a law suit over control of the church took its toll. Her career ended in Oakland, California where she went to dedicate a new Foursquare church and overdosed on Seconal. Her remains were returned to Los Angeles to lie in state at Angeleus Temple where over 60,000 passed by her bier paying their respects. Thousands unable to gain access to the auditorium waited outside. The church's ministry continues today with foreign missionaries in over twenty countries and an American congregation numbering over 100,000.
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thank to Allah, i am not a greek; i would not live with that much shame.
Greece seems to shape the future of human race from ancient history to today. Gave first sign of resistance and victory of allied forces during WW II Greeks provided the first allied victories against the axis forces (1),(2). William Lyon Mackenzie King,Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sir Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Albert Einstein talked about them (3). Gave first sign of victory of capitalism over communism. The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece, the military branch of the Greek Communist Party backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania. One of the first conflicts of the Cold War, according to some analysts it represents the first example of postwar British and American interference in the internal politics of a foreign country (4).
Today Greece is being reshaped. The two ruling parties PASOK and Nea Dimokratia they where in a competition who is going to provide more benefits to voters. A businessman in Greece is synonymous with a thief. The Greek goverment would ask them every 5 years to pay a fee not to check you business financial books? Meaning we know you are a thief pay your way out. A huge burocratic public sector would be in action briebery and corruption was nothing new for the everyday life in Greece. Its mission impossible for any new business to start today. High salaries, low production, exteme burocracy, extreme corruption. Even if both parties PASOK and ND promised to reduce the public sector more people are joining three weeks before the elections. I strogly believe that if democracy and free open market economy is to survive. The hole corrupt mechanism has to collapce and hopefully. A sceleton public sector will remain in Athens and every region in Greece will have their own states to legislate and preserve the public sector according to their needs and their abilities to pay. Modern capitalism needs three basics to thrive Low Corruption, Low burocracy, Cheap (Labor, Tax, Energy.)
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Italian_War
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Greece
(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hectorian
(4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_civil_war
The saddest part of the entire affair is that the greek people have not demanded that the system be examined, weaknesses that led to the present state of affairs be identified, and corrections be made. Until checks and balances are put in place, the same story will keep on repeating.
The same poll you cite also asks people: "Regardless of your political preference, what coalition government would be best able to solve the country's problems?" The responses are:
40.4% Coalition NOT including either PASOK or ND
17.8% Coalition of PASOK, ND, and other parties
13.2% Coalition of ND and other non-PASOK party
7% Coalition of PASOK and ND
5.7% Coalition of PASOK and other non-ND party
6.8% Other
9.1% No response
This shows that while the Greek electorate does indeed want *a* coalition, it is absolutely and clearly not in favor of the continuation of a *PASOK/ND* coalition.
Other polls have indicated similar results for the past months
Source (slide 45-sorry, it's in Greek): http://www.mrb.gr/Mrb/media/RN-07-10-04-2012.pdf
You have a good point: Elections are a waste of time and money.
And not just elections: A rubber stamp parliament that spends millions on MP salaries is also a waste of money.
So let Greece become an official affiliate of some big bank. That would certainly be more genuine, avoiding the waste of time and money as you suggest.
Who needs counterproductive and outmoded democracy, right?
Unfortunately our path is (somewhat) already written in stone and to some degree it does not matter who wins elections on May 6. What is scary is the fact that some extremist parties have preyed on voters' fears to gain popularity. If they gain representation in the next government (it is expected that they will) then they will have the opportunity to shape social policies towards minorities, immigrants, etc... We will be going backwards instead of forward...
Factionalism and political pluralism at this point only serve the German game of domination. The Germans want a weak and fragmented political system which they could easily manipulate. The irony of course is that we, the Greeks, are ready to oblige them under the illusion that we are acting independently on such matter. Never in the history of Greece so willingly, angry citizens gave the keys to a foreign power under the pretext of free will. That our citizens are so blinded in this matter only speaks to the confusion and chaos seeded by Berlin in a methodical and unrelenting manner. Paralysis of pluralism is the new reality.
Factionalism and political pluralism at this point only serve the German game of domination. The Germans want a weak and fragmented political system which they could easily manipulate. The irony of course is that we, the Greeks, are ready to oblige them under the illusion that we are acting independently on such matter. Never in the history of Greece so willingly, angry citizens gave the keys to a foreign power under the pretext of free will. That our citizens are so blinded in this matter only speaks to the confusion and chaos seeded by Berlin in a methodical and unrelenting manner. Paralysis of pluralism is the new reality.
If Greece paid its taxes, perhaps Greek politicians wouldn't need German, Dutch, Finish, Austrian and Belgian tax money to pay pensions and wages.
As long as Greece demands the rest of us to pay your wages for you, we are entitled to demand that you cut public sector wages, cut military spending and cut pensions.
Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria and Belgium don't want weak politics in Greece - they want a strong and competent government that can achieve economic growth, higher tax income and stable finances.
Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria and Belgium really want Greece to succeed. They don't want control - they want democracy. But as long as they are bankrolling Greece with their taxpayers' money, they have to demand that expenses be cut.
You got it 100% wrong.
No one is bankrolling Greece. The monies given are to keep the EU banking system functioning and have nothing to do with Greece.
And spare me the unintelligent part that Merkel does not want to control the Greek government. If she didn't want to control it why did she withhold disbursement unless the opposition parties signed papers not to campaign against her program?
What planet do you live on?
It would be far cheaper to bail out European banks for their losses on Greek debt, than to sustain continued high deficits, write down debts 50% (only the 1st write down) and risk never-repayment.
Greece is likely to have a primary budget surplus - before interest payments - of 0.6 to 1.1% of GDP in 2012. But after interest - most bond interest is paid to domestic bondholders and Greek banks - the deficit is forecast at around 7% of GDP for 2012.
That 7% plus refinancing can't be raised commercially - so Greek politicians want Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Finland and Belgium to pay. Of course the bailout was only permitted with commitments to cut the deficit. And of course extension of the bailout is conditional on other political parties also committing to continue cutting the deficit.
Germany doesn't want its taxpayers to lose their money. That is the only reason that Germany and other eurozone countries demand budget cuts and pro-market reforms in Greece.
It really isn't about control. It's just like a bank giving a business loan - conditions must be attached to the credit, and the auditing must be good enough, to achieve a reasonable chance of repayment.
If Greece doesn't want Germany to insist on austerity measures, it shouldn't demand German taxpayers' money. In which case, it will have to "democratically" implement much harsher austerity and reform to achieve a balanced budget sooner.
My favourite options are for Greece to:
1) cut military spending from 3.1% of GDP (2010) to 0.6% (level of Ireland, similar to Austria and Switzerland). Of the 2.5% of GDP saved, split that 50/50 between new infrastructure investment and adding to the primary surplus.
2) raise the retirement age (men and women) to 67 - with no state pension eligibility for anyone younger. Increment the retirement age by a further 2 months for every year that passes (that shares the gain from rising life expectancy between working life and retirement).
3) eliminate all civil service final salary pensions. Encourage both public and private sector employees to open defined contribution pensions. If people actually saved for their pensions, they might have a chance of receiving some pension. And if people actually saved for their pensions, it would be much cheaper to finance government debt. Higher domestic savings would generate more domestic fixed investment, and facilitate some necessary export growth.
4) pursue financial regulatory integration with other European countries (e.g. Germany/ Austria/ Netherlands). Try to make it much easier for their banks to directly provide finance to Greek businesses and solvent households. That way, the stress on Greek banks & government would be less damaging for business investment and economic activity. This could be pursued across the EU, but even bilateral action would be a vast improvement.
5) cut tax rates to realistic levels. Increase tax fraud penalties (appropriation of business assets, premises and houses - with fire-sale auctions). Then enforce tax collection. Publish all reported incomes and tax payments online, set up a quick and efficient court for processing tax-fraud claims, and reward citizens, employers and customers for providing evidence that leads to a tax fraud conviction (small proportion of the proceeds).
6) Allow citizens to perform all interactions with government online: tax payments, registrations, booking medical appointments, filing court appeals, etc.
7) Accelerate the legal system generally. It is very important that contract breeches can cheaply and efficiently be processed - within a couple of days for routine cases. For general civil and criminal cases, legal time is enormously expensive. Processes must be efficient. The law must be simplified in many places.
8) Make it far easier to open a business. The time and costs required should be trivial. There should be no regulatory barriers - for any economic sector. Use these kind of sites as models:
9) Ferociously encourage trade integration with Turkey (there are enormous bilateral investment opportunities, and enormous potential for trade arbitrage). Remove all regulatory barriers to trade. Pursue regulatory and procedure harmonisation with Turkey. Ensure that all business advice, processes and forms can be accessed/ submitted online in Turkish, and pursue similar arrangements for the same provisions to be made in the Greek language in Turkey. As a second best, try English (even better, do both). Make it easy for entrepreneurs to cross the borders, raise productivity and generate prosperity.
10) Press ahead with privatisations. Sell government land and assets - even at knock down prices. If anybody can generate additional revenue and economic activity with those assets, then it will be a good deal for the taxpayer - and certainly a better deal than continuing to borrow at extortionate rates.
11) Pursue a eurobond exchange with the ECB for 50% of Greek bank holdings of Greek government bonds. Banks need liquid assets to function. The ECB knows this - and would probably make a concession along these lines if it was sufficiently impressed by good structural reform in other areas.
12) Deregulate labour markets. Allow employers to sack staff (with redundancy payments capped at 3 months' pay, and rapid/ reasonable settlement of any tribunals). Business restructuring is a good enough reason to sack workers; so is low productivity or weak performance on the job. On the other hand, employers should be encouraged to invest in their workers: worker training should be tax exempt (positive externality); the prospect of 3 months' redundancy pay and turnover costs makes investment in viable staff far more profitable than dismissal.
With all of the above, Greece might see positive and substantial growth (not immediate, but a higher sustained rate over the next couple of decades). With all of the above, the primary surplus would rise above 3% of GDP, and financing costs for Greek businesses would fall. With a current account balance, Greece would be able to negotiate lower financing costs with its creditors. And as market confidence is slowly restored, Greece will regain access to bond markets.
But of course, it's up to Greek voters how they sort their finances. It's just that things have to become sustainable.
from someone who is ON the field instead of away:
1) Military spending is an obvious thing as you say. Except the EU has adopted a policy where " do as we say, but we take no reponsibility for the outcome". It would be very simple and most efficient to have a common defence clause such as "an attack on one is an attack on all". Which means finish troops would defend Cyprus if necessary, german troops would defend Perehil and greek troops would also be require to defend the Falklands if necessary. And then the EU would be taken more seriously. Why isn't this obvious thing implemented? Because some countries's industries make money from other's insecurity. Of course that is no excuse for being inefficient and buying stuff from abroad(bribes help as was demonstrated clearly with the help of the german courts, thank you) instead of developping them.
2)You may have heard of people retiring at 50-but not all cases are alike. There was a category of people who actually had started work at 14. There have also been other categories. For example what happens to people who AGREE to go on retirement because they are over 50 and the company OFFERS them this package which they DID NOT REQUEST in exchange for union concessions? Basically you are saying"it's the retirees fault for agreeing to an offer made to them which they never requested"? Reneging on a deal is usually called fraud.
3)Agreed. However, note that pension is not something the employee wants: It's something the state forces. I'd rather have the money then and make my own arrangements than have the state, which by its own admission is incompetent handle it. And, mind you I also strongly object to having the pension funds required by law to have their property managed by a private bank(Bank of Greece) who has 0 responsibility if the money is lost and who pays 4M/year to their CEO to lecture the rest of us on the virtues of lowering our pay
4) Why not-dont't see that as the problem though
5) All for stiffening tax fraud penalties. However, completely against publishing anything online. Why should criminals know how much you are making and if they should hit your house or abduct your child and not the neighbor's? Also note that 1) the average person cannot commit tax fraud even if he wanted to as tax is directly deducted from payroll 2)part of the problem are insane and insanely complicated tax laws that lead to official blackmailing(such as "you pay us something and we will not check"-that is the official tax service, not some rogue taxman- and "if you have an income from a contract from abroad we will tax you not on what the contract says, but on what you SHOULD have been making").
7)Accelerating is not enough. Right now a second degree court can rule -against scientific evidence- that pigs can fly and this cannot be challenged. They do not need to justify their reasoning. Furthermore it is interesting that you mention you want quick action on breach of contracts and then you advocate legalising huge breaches of contract.
9)why especially Turkey?
10)Look, if the government tells me "I cannot run monopoly companies and will sell them at knockdown prices", I will question their ability to do much more complex tasks, such as running a country. Selling a company means either that one is incompenet to run it profitably and the buyer is, (in which case why not hire the buyer to run the country)or that one has found a sucker to buy an unprofitable business. A fisherman in debt may sell many things, but not his boat. What is going to bring income then? But of course I am completely opposed to borrowing
12)Both in private companies and in the public sector(with the exception of judges), employees can be sacked. What is unacceptable is the state intervening in EXISTING contracts. This is like the German state intervening to change Bundesliga player contracts that expire in 3 or 5 years and rule that they expire in 1 and if the player does not agree, they get minimum wage. In which continent this would be legal and what would be the reaction?(unless of course football players are 1st class citizens and the rest are not) Who would invest or work in a country where the government intervenes in PRIVATE contracts?
I must really draw the line here because the labor cost has never been a problem for businesses. It is not invoked by anyone, whereas bureaucracy and a changing legal environment is. When anyone invokes it it is to cover up own faults, such as gross mismanagement. If your contract defines the way you can be fired and compensation, it is unacceptable for the government to intervene.
2 more issues:1)the 'solution' proposed is disastrous: If you lower wages in the private sector you lose direct and indirect taxes, pension funds collapse and whoever can, leaves the country. So instead of a primary deficit of 5 bn you are looking at 20 bn in a few months. I'd rather default with 5 if that is the choice I have
Mind you, this is a government which in the midst of all this finds the land and 15M to build a mosque and pay a mufti for eternity. We are talking that much respect for taxpayers and lender's money. There is still plenty of fat to cut. And as far as productivity it is mainly a 'lions for lambs' case where incompetent managers stiffle productivity because they get bribes if they buy stuff from abroad than if they are developped in house. And you advocate giving them more power?
Also, we definitely need to get rid of the people at the help. These are the pople who voted for deficit upon deficit before discovering how bad the debt is, appointed incompetent party members, threw and throw away taxpayers's money and do nothing about public administration and tax evasion. And they advocate the logic that 'because I did not do my job, it's EVERYBODY's fault and YOU(the rest) should pay for it." Or that "it's not the job of those we pay to protect the state to go after crooks, but of the individual citizen with his own time, money and risk".
Like I said before this is not a german fault. It's our problem to solve. And I do not want german or EU money. All I can say is the measures passed is a sure way that they will never get their money back.
Interesting take. Britain suffers from chronically bad management too - or always thought of itself in this way, perhaps until the late '90s.
What do you think could improve the quality of management and politics in Greece?
For sure, a decent legal system that doesn't reward evil (bribery/ corruption/ fraud/ political connections/ expensive lawyers). But that would require good politicians and civil servants to implement.
For sure, more consensual industrial relations, with German-style workers' representation on company boards, and without firebrands, strikes or demands for retiring (sacking) older workers. But that would require good managers.
For sure, a simpler tax and regulatory system that lets productive and well managed businesses grow, and lets badly managed/ inefficient/ corrupt businesses go bust. But that would require good courts and clean politicians.
Any chance that the system will naturally evolve in this direction?
Perhaps a younger generation will have higher expectations? Perhaps a wave of Greeks emigrating to other parts of Western Europe will return with expectations and ability to implement good politics/ law/ management?
Perhaps Greece can encourage its people to study at German, Austrian, Dutch, Danish, Irish and UK universities - double benefit of reduced taxpayer bill and a more diversely skilled professional population (with higher expectations for clean law/ politics).
Perhaps Greece can double down: by allowing (high) fee-charging English-language universities (or campuses of UK universities), Greece can steal a share of the English higher education market (many UK students just want a good time - and expect to get that in return for their 9000 GBP (11,100 euro)/ year fees. The med + Greek food would do it).
If the above would help, then it ought to be pursued. Are there any more immediate (simple) system reforms that would improve matters?
The current account deficit is still over 8% of GDP, and probably needs to be under 4% before economic conditions can stabilise (remove the need for capital inflows/ bailouts). Where can exports expand to generate this additional revenue (without the need for wage reductions, sacrifice or suffering)? Tourism could grow (visa free travel - if possible - for Russians, Chinese, Taiwanese, South Koreans and rich Arab states would help); higher education is a massive unexploited market; retirement homes are a massive unexploited market.
Hopefully as the world economy recovers, Greece's massive shipping industry will return to profit, bringing in additional much-needed billions. Any other prospects for quickly lifting exports?
It looks like there are lots of German plans to massively invest in solar power in Greece.
Not bad.
With solar irradiance of 1,300 KWh m^-2/ year, at 18% standard efficiency, and at 8 cents a kWh, that's 1300*0.18*0.08 = 18.72 euros/ year for every square meter. Wholesale costs for large orders are 100 to 120 euros/ square meter. A 5.35 year return on principal is a pretty reasonable investment (though that doesn't include installation costs).
True, 8 cents is much higher than typical gas production price (2-3 cents), but solar is getting cheap fast, and will be very cost competitive (especially for households, farms and small businesses) in Greece within 2-3 years. If German subsidies are already on offer, take them - this is a growth industry, and will eliminate a large share of Greece's massive fossil fuel imports by 2025.
Every little bit of good news - every sign of good government and every promise of future growth and improved terms of trade - will add a little to investor, consumer & creditor confidence.
Don't go overboard with excessive (expensive) feed in tariffs - but eliminate regulatory barriers (no - you don't need several years' training and to be a registered electrician to install a solar panel), ensure access to finance, chase German subsidies, let industry and consumers see a vision of a better future and get some good media coverage.
Solar is another great example: In May 2009 the Karamanlis government passed a solar bill, fixing among other things the price for solar. The catch was that you had to get verious permits from a number of agencies, which meant it would never happen. Then about a year and a few months later these obstacles were removed and people started going solar. That meant signing 25 year contracts at a fixed price per KwH with the power company. Now the troika(since they are doing the thinking for the government) says these rates are too high, so change them like that. Which means contracts mean nothing.
So under these conditions, why would anyone invest?
And, I should add, if annuling these contracts is indeed vital for the country's survival, what should one do with the ministers who signed the bill and the MPs who voted for them without even reading them, let alone ask themselves if these prices are sustainable?
Like you said, there are possibilities both for cuts(for example why not decide along with Spain, Portugal and anyone else interested to have joint embassies abroad(I mean the same building housing 3 or 4 embassies? This would mean a significant saving and no real problems. ) Also solar can become much more efficient by other techniques that do not have to do with panel manufacturing, making it actually cheaper or at worst competitive with fossil fuel. But it makes no sense developping these in Greece if I need to get past a zillion agencies and study 20000 obscure laws who will be interpreted in 10 years if the need arises, and I need to take huge legal and regulatory risks.
As for regulation: I'm all for free competion, but the regulators do the exact opposite. FOr instance telecom and power alternative companies 1)produce nothing, 2) do not have their own network, 3) do not even fix their own faults and yet
because the regulator effectively forces the incumbent to give them lower prices can promise(and not always deliver) a cheaper bill(since billing and ads are the only things they do). This is NOT competition and even if incumbent labor as well as total cost would fall to 0, the regulator would still ensure that those who do no work are cheaper than those who do. This is some people's idea of 'competition'.
So you are right and this should be clear: Regulatory and legal barriers are the main problem, not wages. On the other hand most of the MPs are lawyers and have no idea of what production is....
The saddest part is that the normal/average people have just given up hope and only the radicals (neonazis and people who burn buildings) get their voice heard :(
People are surely pragmatic. If wages and public spending must fall without massive borrowing from abroad, then wages and public spending must fall.
No amount of protest will change that.
Sad as reality is, the only political changes that can improve things in Greece, are harsher cost cutting in areas that don't affect living standards (e.g. the military), changes that would make Greek workers more productive (less employment protection regulation, less regulation of jobs), and which would make Greece more competitive in attracting investment (e.g. looser planning regulation, a faster court system, realistic payroll tax rates, more cooperation with Turkey).
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Yiayia's Tiropita (Greek cheese pie)
This is from the book "Greek Home Cooking In America". It's the family sized recipe. I had these in a form wrapped in a triangle of phyllo dough.
Yield: 8 servings
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- 1 pound(s) cream cheese
- 1 pound(s) cottage cheese, small curd
- 1 pound(s) feta cheese
- 1/4 cup(s) parmesan cheese grated
- 5-6 whole(s) eggs well-beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) white pepper
- 3 tablespoon(s) bleu cheese optional
- 1/2-3/4 pound(s) unsalted butter melted
- 1 pound(s) phyllo dough
- Soften cream cheese at room temperature or in microwave. Blend with cottage cheese, crumbled feta & grated parmesan.
- Add well-beaten eggs, pepper, and bleu cheese & blend thoroughly. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
- Plan to use half of phyllo sheets (11-12) for the bottom layer and the remaining 11-12 sheets for the top. Generously butter bottom & sides of rectangular 11"x15" pan, using pastry brush.
- Lay first sheet of phyllo in pan and brush with butter. Do not cut excess phyllo around edges. Continue this procedure until half of the phyllo has been used. (Reheat butter if solidifies.)
- Spread all the cream cheese mixture evenly over phyllo, including corners. Cover wih remaining phyllo, again buttering each sheet.
- Trim any excess phyllo, leaving 1-inch overhang. Roll & tuck the phyllo to form a rim. If you prefer to trim, use a sharp knife to run around inside edge of pan. Discard or dip in melted butter.
- Brush top layer with butter. With a sharp knife, gently score top of tiropita into serving size portions & bake at 350 degrees F for about 45-60 minutes.
- Remove from oven; cut pre-scored portions. Alow pita to set 20 minutes or more before serving. Serves 8-16.
February 2012
This recipe is a personal recipe added by AletaU1 and has not been tested or endorsed by MyRecipes.
Yiayia's Tiropita (Greek cheese pie) Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Appetizers
- CONVENIENCE: Vegetarian
- CUISINE: Greek
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
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