BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "Bailout" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:07:07 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) 45 More Photos Of The Riots In Greece http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/45-more-photos-of-the-riots-in-greece Despite massive and often violent protests against them, severe austerity measures have been passed by the Greek parliament. This paves the way for emergency bailout loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that are intended to prevent a total collapse of Greece's economy and stabilize global markets. Here are some more photos from the ongoing riots that have erupted in the streets of Athens as a response to the painful budget cuts.

  1. A fire bomb explodes next to riot police at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament in c...

    A fire bomb explodes next to riot police at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of the vote determining whether the country can avoid a potentially disastrous default in the coming weeks.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/45-more-photos-of-the-riots-in-greece Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:27:28 -0400 <b>Despite massive and often <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/45-amazing-photos-of-the-riots-in-greece">violent protests</a> against them, severe austerity measures have been passed by the Greek parliament. This paves the way for emergency bailout loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that are intended to prevent a total collapse of Greece&#39;s economy and stabilize global markets.</b> Here are some more photos from the ongoing riots that have erupted in the streets of Athens as a response to the painful budget cuts. gavon nonadult Bank of Obama http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/bank-of-obama-ru Wanna really piss your friends off? Send them a fake bailout check! Kidding — it's all in harmless fun. Everyone deserves a bailout of some sort, even if it's a “Get Out Of Uncomfortable Situation Free” sort of deal.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/bank-of-obama-ru Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:10:21 -0500 Wanna really piss your friends off? Send them a fake bailout check! Kidding -- it&#39;s all in harmless fun. Everyone deserves a bailout of some sort, even if it&#39;s a "Get Out Of Uncomfortable Situation Free" sort of deal. lindseyweber nonadult The Bailout Game http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/the-bailout-game-ru

Didn't agree with the bailout? Thought you could've done a better job? We'll see about that. Hit up this amazingly well-designed (and entertaining) game, which is inspired by Monopoly, but you get to choose who gets bailed out and who gets the ax. Watch out for the recession (ie angry mob in red pickup truck!)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/the-bailout-game-ru Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:57:24 -0500 Didn&#39;t agree with the bailout? Thought you could&#39;ve done a better job? We&#39;ll see about that. Hit up this amazingly well-designed (and entertaining) game, which is inspired by Monopoly, but you get to choose who gets bailed out and who gets the ax. Watch out for the recession (ie angry mob in red pickup truck!) lindseyweber nonadult World Economy Cartoon http://www.buzzfeed.com/tweetmeme/wb5ow8jpg Does all the bailout money really make the economy strong?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/tweetmeme/wb5ow8jpg Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:57:16 -0500 Does all the bailout money really make the economy strong? tweetmeme nonadult Bailout http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bailout

The financial rescue term is the Word of the Year, probably because the bailouts will never end .

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bailout Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:38:33 -0500 The financial rescue term is the Word of the Year, probably because the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://projects.nytimes.com/creditcrisis/recipients/table">bailouts</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122156561931242905.html">will</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/12/politics/otherpeoplesmoney/main4595068.shtml">never</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/b452771c-ba35-11dd-92c9-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html">end</a>. akdobbins nonadult Bailout Junkets http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bailout-junkets

It's not just AIG who's getting in on the lavish, taxpayer-funded corporate retreats.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bailout-junkets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:21:41 -0500 It&#39;s not just AIG who&#39;s getting in on the lavish, taxpayer-funded corporate retreats. akdobbins nonadult Neel Kashkari's Yearbook http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahmorgan/neel-kashkaris-yearbook-d8 Before Neel Kashkari was given $700 billion to save the world, he was a high school senior who loved AC/DC. Here’s his 1991 yearbook page.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahmorgan/neel-kashkaris-yearbook-d8 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:59:41 -0400 Before Neel Kashkari was given $700 billion to save the world, he was a high school senior who loved AC/DC. Here's his 1991 yearbook page. sarahmorgan nonadult Who Voted No http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/who-voted-no A map of the no votes from the House on the failed bailout bill.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/who-voted-no Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:09:39 -0400 A map of the no votes from the House on the failed bailout bill. scott nonadult