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Javaman

(62,532 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:27 PM Jul 2015

Greek airports, power plants and roads for sale amid debt crunch

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/15/greek-airports-utilities-among-assets-for-sale.html

Below are some big-ticket items listed on the HRADF’s website and available to interested buyers in the privatization drive, which could encompass everything from utilities and ports to the state lottery, horse-betting and Olympics venues:

Athens International Airport

Port of Piraeus

Tourist resorts

Greek energy assets

Athens water company

Transportation sector

Hellenic Post (post office)

much more at link...

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basically Greece is being sold lock stock and barrel to the highest bidder. They will never ever be Greece again, unless of course the people have their own "spring"...

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Greek airports, power plants and roads for sale amid debt crunch (Original Post) Javaman Jul 2015 OP

You too can become a part of Greek history at fire sale prices! nc4bo Jul 2015 #1

Coming soon: "The Staples Parthenon." PSPS Jul 2015 #2

The Quicken Loans Acropolis of Athens underpants Jul 2015 #3

This is exactly what the Republicans want to happen in the US. n/t woodsprite Jul 2015 #4

precisely J_J_ Jul 2015 #5

It is exactly what the Republicans are MAKING happen in the US. KamaAina Jul 2015 #6

"Greek real estate holdings in New York, Washington and Belgrade also appear to be on the market" KamaAina Jul 2015 #7

after everything is sold off, including part of their embassy... Javaman Jul 2015 #8

In Europe it is called "privatization." In other words... Emelina Jul 2015 #9

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

1. You too can become a part of Greek history at fire sale prices!

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:32 PM

Jul 2015

Disgusting.

1% er's wet dream right there.

PSPS

(13,607 posts)

2. Coming soon: "The Staples Parthenon."

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:33 PM

Jul 2015

underpants

(182,851 posts)

3. The Quicken Loans Acropolis of Athens

Reply to PSPS (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:52 PM

Jul 2015

Great one PSPS!

woodsprite

(11,917 posts)

4. This is exactly what the Republicans want to happen in the US. n/t

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 04:04 PM

Jul 2015

J_J_

(1,213 posts)

5. precisely

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 04:59 PM

Jul 2015

They are practicing.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. It is exactly what the Republicans are MAKING happen in the US.

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 05:02 PM

Jul 2015

The Indiana Toll Road, which carries I-80 and 90 between Chicago and Cleveland, has already been sold to an Australian-led consortium.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. "Greek real estate holdings in New York, Washington and Belgrade also appear to be on the market"

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 05:13 PM

Jul 2015

The one in D.C. appears to be part of their embassy!!

Washington

The property is located at one of the most important streets of the U.S. capital, in 2211 Massachusetts Avenue. Lots of foreign diplomatic missions are traditionally housed in the district located at Kalorama Heights in Northwest Washington. The building consists of a ground floor and three floors with a total built area of 8,120 square feet (754 m2 approximately). The surface of the plot is 2,850 square feet (264 m2).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Greece,_Washington,_D.C.#References

Owing four separate buildings, several of the embassy's sections are located in different addresses; 2211, 2217, 2228 Massachusetts Avenue are the other addresses

Javaman

(62,532 posts)

8. after everything is sold off, including part of their embassy...

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 07:57 AM

Jul 2015

the concept of "nation" will be greatly redefined.

various articles I have read are referring to Greece as a new Vassal State.

that would mean that an outside nation will controlling it.

but with Greece, I don't believe that will be the case, instead it will be controlled by the banks.

So when a bank controls an entity that was once private, what is that called? or is there a word for it?

Emelina

(188 posts)

9. In Europe it is called "privatization." In other words...

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 08:00 AM

Jul 2015

Taxpayers pay to build it, then corporations buy it during austerity at pennies on the dollar.

It is being done to Ukraine right now. You wonder why Ukraine's oligarchs love the IMF and USA?

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