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G. Varoufakis: The rebellious students in 1973 saved the honor of the Greek people

“We must not forget that on November 17, 1973, the rebellious students saved the honor of the Greek people,” said, among others, the secretary of MERA25, Giannis Varoufakis, in an interview with the television station Open. Mr. Varoufakis added that every November 17 is a day of celebration of the Republic and it is the moment when we remember that a people who have been considered in the hands of those in power, especially authoritarian power, can find the inexhaustible forces within them for to do the miracle and surprise himself as well. That’s why I think, he said, “today is a much bigger day than any minor episode. We hope there are no episodes. We will be there.”

Pandemic

Asked about the pandemic, the secretary of MERA25 replied: “On the one hand we are very lucky because the vaccines continue to work. We are very much in favor of vaccination. Unfortunately, the vaccination rate is still very low. We could “On the other hand, I have to say this: I see that the government has reduced the vaccination certificate to the only weapon against the pandemic.”

Mr. Varoufakis reiterated his proposal that a very dense network of mass, free tests should have been created throughout Greece. He also noted that “we need to learn the lesson of this pandemic and shield the National Health System. We have fewer permanent doctors today than two years ago. In last year’s 2020 budget, Mr. Staikouras reduced the funds for the NSS In the midst of a pandemic, see that it will reduce them again. We should have hired 10,000 doctors and nurses. Health System “. And no recruitments were made”.

Accuracy

Regarding the problem of accuracy, the secretary of MERA25 stressed: “Now comes the period of inflation and we have a jump in prices in both supermarkets and energy. We say something simple, a government is judged by the way it manages to operate as a shock absorber that dampens the vibrations coming from outside, whether it is the virus or this is the accuracy.This government did not do this, it did the opposite, it accelerated the problems.When you sell PPC to a stock exchange company, who is it? The goal of this for-profit company is to increase electricity prices. You have an energy stock market that has collapsed, it practically does not work. The value of international energy will be absorbed by the state, which individuals and which individuals. Greeks and less. This discussion has not taken place. “As for the overall accuracy, it’s funny, we have 24% VAT, we should have gone to 15% today.”

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Source From: Capital

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