Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 2336: Chapter 2176: Trading Insults

“Damn.”

“Xie Te.”

“Fuck.”

“…”

The young man kept cursing, repeating continuously, his face slightly twisted, no longer retaining the refined and confident look he had earlier.

Seeing this.

Zhou Yan winced, knowing this person was panicking. Public opinion, when overwhelmingly one-sided, could very well spiral out of control, and the European Union wanted to intervene.

However.

Public sentiment was overwhelming.

Now.

It was mostly online, with few experts weighing in.

But.

Once it fermented on a large scale and evolved into a collective incident, the control of the situation would shift to the European Union, and the people of Greece would protest.

They could only protest in Greece.

…

Afterwards.

Zhou Yan put on his earphones.

Listening to music.

Going online.

Searching the Greece debt crisis, a lot of news popped up instantly, and he gradually realized that the voices calling for Greece’s exit were not limited to the internet.

France.

Germany.

In the streets of these core EU countries, there were protest marches, mainly against Greece’s debt crisis, which was seen as a threat to all EU countries.

Therefore.

There was a strong demand for Greece to exit.

Otherwise.

There would be daily protests.

Suddenly,

More than half were retirees, primarily because Greece’s retirement pension was double the EU average, which greatly provoked them.

What the hell.

Worked hard all life.

In the end.

Still not as much retirement pension as a bunch of freeloaders, the more they thought about it, the angrier they got, so in the streets of France and Germany, and several Eurozone countries.

There were protest marches.

“This…”

“Doesn’t seem to be going according to the script.”

“But.”

“These people are far from turning the tide,” Zhou Yan silently analyzed. Some protests were not enough for the EU to kick out Greece.

Because too much was at stake behind it.

…

At this moment.

France.

Shortly after dawn, a group of demonstrators gathered in the capital, and many TV stations, like cats smelling fish, rushed to the scene immediately.

Set up cameras.

Live broadcast.

The female journalist turned around.

Facing an elderly man beside her, as the microphone came close, the elderly man straightened and said, “Greece must exit the Eurozone, we need fairness.”

“What kind of fairness?” The journalist asked.

“Benefits.”

The elderly man replied concisely.

“We don’t ask for the same, my retirement pension is enough, but I can’t accept Greece borrowing our money to issue benefits twice as high as ours.”

“Not acceptable.”

“This is a parasite, eating away at our flesh, encroaching on our wealth, and it must be stopped. Greece’s public benefits shouldn’t be on our tab.”

“Otherwise.”

“It’s robbery.”

“Firmly opposed.”

“…”

As he spoke,

The elderly man raised his sign, shouting loudly, “Kick Greece out of the Eurozone.” Soon, everyone around him raised their signs.

Chanting together.

Seeing this.

The journalist was excited, even though it was explicitly stated from above that during reports, neutrality should be maintained, and supporting the exit was not allowed, she sincerely agreed.

The European Union.

It’s too large.

Composed of dozens of countries, the Eurozone is also too large. So many countries, with different cultures and histories, coming together, it’s impossible to have no conflicts.

Usually.

There were always verbal conflicts about this.

Just.

Due to the EU’s continuously booming economy, these conflicts were forcibly suppressed. In a crisis, what people loved to do most was find someone to blame.

At the same time.

Some conflicts erupted.

Now.

It was the time for the dissatisfaction with Greece to break out, although the journalist had her boss’s stance, she too was dissatisfied with Greece in her heart.

After interviewing one person.

She didn’t leave; the protest wasn’t over, and if she left now and missed some big news, she’d be at a loss, so she switched to someone else.

Continued the interview.

News.

It’s generally broadcasted in a rolling manner, not just once, and there will be a connection later. Soon, she found the second interviewee, a Berlin University professor.

“Greece’s presence has threatened the security of the Eurozone.”

“Measures must be taken.”

“Otherwise.”

“It will certainly cause economic losses to European countries and have a bad impact. We can’t allow Greece’s mistakes to be paid for by us collectively.”

“…”

In short.

It was another round of criticizing Greece, with plenty of fodder for discussion.

…

Greece.

At this moment.

It was in a state of anxiety.

“Want us to exit the Eurozone? On what grounds.”

“Not leaving.”

“Right.”

“Absolutely not leaving, just borrowed some money, right? Such a big EU, could it really be brought down by one Greece, ridiculous, it’s not like we won’t repay.”

“Exactly.”

“Petty.”

“…”

The people retorted back, saying they borrowed the money based on strength, what’s wrong with that, they never said they wouldn’t repay, just postpone a bit, you guys have so much money, lending a bit, so what?

Petty.

Not leaving.

No way we’re leaving.

Reduce benefits?

Tch.

No way.

Let’s see who dares.

“Keep shouting, we won’t repay.”

“Exactly.”

“We are not pushovers either.”

“…”

Soon.

Voices of defiance against repayment started emerging massively, with 300 billion euros of debt, Greece surely couldn’t repay, want us to leave the club? Then we’ll default.

Let’s see who’s tougher.

This time.

It infuriated people from other countries quite a bit.

“Scoundrel.”

“Dare not repay, try it, a debtor daring to be this arrogant, try not repaying, a broken Greece, still wants to default on our money.”

“Who are you calling broken?”

“You.”

“Xie Te, it’s your France that’s broken, remember back then…”

“…”

Both sides opened up with a verbal sparring mode.

Of course.

Mostly venting, Greece truly not repaying? Dream on, a country, defaulting is possible, but defaulting such a huge amount of debt, don’t they want to live anymore?

Firstly.

That country’s credit would plummet to zero.

In the future.

Its currency would lose credibility, never able to borrow from the international market again, worse than being rated junk by international rating agencies.

Secondly.

Defaulting isn’t just about saying they can. The EU isn’t to be trifled with. Many believe losses should be cut in time, liquidate Greece’s property, avoid further debt.

Otherwise.

billion.

billion.

billion.

…

With debt climbing higher, the cost for the EU to rid Greece’s burden would only grow, so a swift cut was necessary to prevent the debt from reaching a terrifying level.

…

At this point.

A Berlin University economics professor, during a connection, also expressed similar views, not saying Greece should exit, just stating that the debt must be controlled.

Otherwise.

The tail will wag the dog.

Greece.

Will become a burden to the EU.

Only consuming.

Not working.

Yet constantly whining about pocket money, not even a biological one, nor even a stepchild, based on what? This view immediately gained widespread public support.

Not exiting the group.

Fine.

But the expansion of debt must be controlled.

“How to control?” The journalist asked.

The professor said:

“First.”

“Reduce public fiscal expenditure.”

“Some unnecessary government expenditures must be cut, and the Greek authorities should also reduce their civil servant team, which takes up nearly one-tenth of the entire nation.”

“Otherwise.”

“The annual expenditure is too large.”

“Secondly.”

“Settle the debt, partially settle what is owed, to show determination, some state assets like airports, ports, minerals, and banks should be used for liquidation.”

“Finally.”

“Welfare adjustment.”

“…”

The professor prescribed three remedies for Greece.

Each one.

Was very bitter.

No.

Not just very bitter, unbearably so, expanding is easy, cutting down is hard. They even have to offset some state-owned assets. The last point is like a knife stabbing the heart.

Instantly.

His social media was blown up with insults.

In response.

The professor wasn’t bothered in the slightest.

He got paid to do the job, and he was quite dissatisfied with Greece himself, a country that falsified data to join the EU, why should they live better than others?

There’s no reason.