Cutting spending is not austerity; saving money is the product of austerity, which is asceticism, something the Greeks are notably not known for, except for Sparta, which does not come into these tales. That there is a big difference in the two is proven by the fact Greece is still in a mess.
Also, even if Greeks do start saving, that will only handle the symptom and not the root cause, which is corruption, and corruption comes from lack of discipline, which in turn is a state that comes from a certain way of thinking, a mentality.
Ironic that the very nation which once embodied discipline and higher cognitive thinking now lacks both, is it not? I weep for Greece, truly I do.
Also, even if Greeks do start saving, that will only handle the symptom and not the root cause, which is corruption, and corruption comes from lack of discipline, which in turn is a state that comes from a certain way of thinking, a mentality.
Ironic that the very nation which once embodied discipline and higher cognitive thinking now lacks both, is it not? I weep for Greece, truly I do.