Talk:World issues

Regarding Dead Link Substitutions
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 * 1) _A1_ Original: Greece as a precautionary tale of the failed welfare state. Sept 2012, free pdf.
 * 2) _A1_ Substitute: Greece as a Precautionary Tale of the Welfare State. "After the Welfare State", edited by Tom G. Palmer (Washington, DC: Atlas Economic Research Foundation, 2012), pp. 21-30 10 Pages Posted: 14 Jun 2013 Last revised: 15 Jun 2013 Aristides N. Hatzis University of Athens - Department of History & Philosophy of Science; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Law; Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics Date Written: September 1, 2012

This article was selected because it contained a GDP percentage chart for 2007-2014. http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07114/assets/5498471b-b9be-427c-bc7b-e98d7c9cd22b.png There is also a link to full report that contains more graphical data https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07114/SN07114.pdf
 * 1) _B2_ Original: Graph, Greek public debt as percent of GDP, 2006-2013.
 * 2) _B2_ Substitute: Greek debt crisis: background and developments in 2015.  Research Briefing.  Published Tuesday, 13 October, 2015.

Greece
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 * 1) 75% of Greek pensioners opt for early retirement before age 61. “In the public sector, 7.91% of pensioners retire between the ages of 26 and 50, 23.64% between 51 and 55, and 43.53% between 56 and 61. In IKA, 4.44% of pensioners retire between the ages of 26 and 50, 12.83% retire between 51 and 55, and 58.61% retire between 56 and 61. Meanwhile, in the so-called healthy funds, 91.6% of people retire before the national retirement age limit,” Vroutsis said.  Dec 2014.
 * 2) Reliance on public funds is a central problem. The article with some different calculations and graphs. Aug 2015.
 * 3) Countries cannot overspend and borrow forever. May 2010.
 * 4) _A1_ Original: Greece as a precautionary tale of the failed welfare state. Sept 2012, free pdf.
 * 5) _A1_ Substitute: Greece as a Precautionary Tale of the Welfare State. "After the Welfare State", edited by Tom G. Palmer (Washington, DC: Atlas Economic Research Foundation, 2012), pp. 21-30 10 Pages Posted: 14 Jun 2013 Last revised: 15 Jun 2013 Aristides N. Hatzis University of Athens - Department of History & Philosophy of Science; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Law; Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics Date Written: September 1, 2012
 * 6) European social spending comparisons. Requires free account. :( Nov 2014.
 * 7) 8 Reasons Greece is Imploding right now. Political favors and corruption. Even dead people in Greece receive welfare. Greeks retire at about age 45. 75% of Greeks retire before age 61. Greek unions define stubborn. Pensions are too costly. July 2015.
 * 8) Greece only has 52% of the workforce working. But Puerto Rico is worse off. July 2015.
 * 9) _B2_ Original: Graph, Greek public debt as percent of GDP, 2006-2013.
 * 10) _B2_ Substitute: Greek debt crisis: background and developments in 2015.  Research Briefing.  Published Tuesday, 13 October, 2015.