In spite of the fiscal disaster Greece has become, the new Prime Minister of that country, Alexis Tsipras, promised to deliver an “anti-austerity” government. The White House has slammed “mindless austerity” in the United States.
In spite of that seeming agreement on austerity practices, Obama today advised Tsipras how he should proceed:
#BREAKING Greece needs to initiate reforms, slash bureaucracy, says Obama
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 17, 2015
That’s coming from the spend-happy president of the country that’s over $18 trillion in debt and rising fast.
Obama on #Greece: "Greece needs to implement reforms: they need to collect taxes…" pic.twitter.com/R6L17aJzdv
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) April 17, 2015
Obama: Greece needs to initiative reforms. They have to collect taxes and reduce their bureaucracy.
— Ray Locker (@rlocker12) April 17, 2015
Maybe Obama could convince the Greek government to hire Lois Lerner out of retirement to instruct them about how to really run a revenue collection service.
Obama saying Greece needs to enforce collecting taxes in order to stabilize their economy. Someone pls pick me up off the floor. #WHMeetup
— Texbarb (@texbarb) April 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/roushford1/status/589109228364832768
Wow, Obama just said Greece needs to reduce bureaucracy. That is a first. Smaller government for Greece. Not for us, but still.
— Johnny Flyover (@john1gun) April 17, 2015
really now? “@PhilipinDC: Obama on #Greece: "Greece needs to implement reforms: they need to collect taxes…" pic.twitter.com/fay9kUcluF”
— PlutoCratis (@Pluto_98) April 17, 2015
As for collecting unpaid taxes, Obama might want to save that lecture for some people a little closer to his home:
This wk @jasoninthehouse has 2 tax accountability bills that make sure fed employees/contractors pay their taxes pic.twitter.com/B8YQugQ2c1
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) April 14, 2015
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