Meanwhile taxi drivers stayed off the job for a second day, protesting changes that would oblige them to issue receipts, keep account books and pay tax according to their income.
Almost as good as the bus drivers’ strike here in Portugal a few years back. Changes in the drink driving laws would have meant they could not have a glass of wine with their lunch. Thus the strike.
Govt backed down too….
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1 Defending the CDS market « Freethinking Economist // Mar 3, 2010 at 6:19 pm
[...] Worstall has an example of the Greek attitude to paying your way – taxi drivers kicking up about no [...]
2 JuliaM // Mar 3, 2010 at 7:52 pm
That’s good to know, in case I ever need to catch a bus in Portugal!
3 Nick Luke // Mar 4, 2010 at 2:06 am
More to the point…Hands up all those who actually believes ANY of the measures put forward by the Bail -out Boys in Brussels will: A.) work & B.) have a snowballs chance of being implimented anyway? Anyone, anyone at all?
4 Ian Reid // Mar 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Was there a particular problem with Portuguese bus drivers crashing after lunch, or was it simply another rule for the sake of it.
5 Michael Jennings // Mar 4, 2010 at 6:22 pm
It’s quite possible that Portuguese people who do not have a glass of wine with lunch turn into giraffes. I don’t think it has ever been tested, has it?
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