If you are a Greek public service worker, you can retire at age 53, getting 80% of your salary. If you hold a job officially deemed to be hazarous–including hairdresser (all those chemicals) and broadcaster (bacteria on the microphones), you could retire at 50.
The austerity plan that is the condition for Greece’s bailout requires that the retirement age be raised into the 60s. This is one reason there is rioting in the streets.
Interesting linguistic footnote: The Greek word for “crisis” is also the word for judgment.
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