Portuguese govt to push agenda that would make tea party proud.

[Triple A]

Its very sad comrades,
Today the agenda of portuguese government was released and they actually went beyond the IMF demands.
Amongst the measures there are some gems:
-Cut corporate taxes whilst raising VAT to compensate.
-Privatization of state companies like: Airways, subways, bus, trains,mails, water, electricity,gas, aswell as participations in oild and power(dams...) companies.
-Allow jobs without contract and make it easier for bosses to fire people.
-Sell all the shares of the state bank including insurances.
-Raise NHS costs. And possible privatization of NHS.
-Cut of worker force in public sector.
-Privatization of public media.
-Holdidays might change their date to boost productivity.(If we have a holiday
at thursday they will change it to friday to avoid vacations.)
- Possibility of more taxes and smaller incomes.


http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/conheca-todas-as-medidas-do-programa-de-governo_121556.html

Meanwhile the portuguese people watches the soccer market instead of fighting like greek brothers.:crying:

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Portugal desperately needs (like the rest of the world) a revolution.

Other than that I don't really know what to say other than that the worker there is royally getting screwed over.

[Hivemind]

It is a sad day indeed. That really sucks. :thumbdown:

[Triple A]

The sadder is that the people dont arise and protest.
The socialist party says nothing.
Left block calls it a theft.
The communist party points that the measures are bad for the workers.

And thats it.

[Hivemind]

Do the people not know what a shitstain this will leave?