Despite the cuts demanded by the EU and the IMF, the government was forced to announce this week it would still miss its 2011 deficit target by nearly 2 billion euros, rattling global markets. Greeks themselves lack faith in their leaders as polls show nearly four out of five expect the country to default on their massive national debt within months.
'We want this government out. They deceived us. They promised to tax the rich and help the poor, but they didn't,' said Sotiris Pelekanos, 39, an engineer and one of the striking workers gathered in central Athens.
'I don't care if we go bankrupt. We are already bankrupt. It's just a matter of the state realising it. We've lost everything.' link
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