So after a long hiatus regarding my consistent presence in cyberspace, I return!
And just as promised, I’m taking the time now that I have the luxury to explain what happened to me this past year; and since what happened is directly connected to Greece’s political and social situation, you get the bonus of being informed of that too.
In 2011, in the consistent and ongoing effort of the government to sap Greek economy of the entirety of its cash flow, as well as punish the Greeks for their cultural penchant of investing in owning their own house rather than spend their income otherwise, it was announced that an added property tax on top of some 5 different property taxes already in effect would be enforced. This property tax would be collected through the electricity bills. If people failed to pay it, then the electricity in their homes would be cut, even if the actual electricity bill (i.e. what electricity had been consumed) was paid for.
In essence it was the first (unrelated) tax imposed with the threat of revoking access to goods vital for survival, as is electricity. On top of everything, the tax itself was blatantly unconstitutional and illegal, given Greece’s Constitution and Tax Laws.
My mother and I decided that this could not pass.
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