Greece Poised to Vote on Austerity Measure

Even though the coalition government of Greece can't reach a consensus on required austerity measures from international lenders, putting off the vote for another week, there is no doubt a vote will soon come, as it is expected that some time next week draft legislation will be submitted for a vote.

Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras addressed reporters saying "All of the (draft legislation) will be submitted next week. I think there is no other way to do it."

The main battle among the coalition is between the conservative majority and the leftist representatives.

Greece won't receive any more loans unless an austerity package is passed by its parliament.

The much needed labor reforms associated with the austerity measures are being opposed by the leftist, who say they will vote against the package if they aren't thrown out.

Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said this concerning the chaos he sees as following in there is no agreement in place, "The problem is not whether we (introduce) this measure or that measure. On the contrary: It is what we would do if no agreement is reached and the country is led into chaos."

As usual, the selfish Greek unions are lining up to protest the implementation of another set of austerity measures, being unwilling to make concessions that will be economically forced upon them whether they like it or not.

I'm not primarily talking about politically here, but the market itself will force the moves, as the economic practices of Greece, along with other socialist-influenced countries are unsustainable, and a more robust capitalist system (not crony capitalism) must be released through the governments and unions getting out of way and allowing economic liberty to come forward.

It is likely this is the last chance for Greece, no matter which way the vote goes, which will surely be to submit to the austerity measures required by the international lending community.

More importantly, Greece hasn't been forthright with its promises in the past, and even if they get aid this time around, it would be surprising if it ever happens again if they renege on it and continue on with their reckless spending and lifestyles at the expense of Germany, and to a lesser extent, other euro zone members.

Leftist and socialist political parties in Greece continue to act as if they can do what they want and still have access to international funds. Worse, they are still in denial of the fact the promises they have made and the concessions one have never been sustainable, and now the inherent weakness and failure of all socialist economic ideology and policies are again being revealed as unworkable. That's what this is really all about, and nothing can change the realities, no matter what is asserted or fought over.

The money has run out, and the lifestyles lived by Greeks and others looking to the government as their healer and provider, are finding out to their dismay that socialism and Keynesianism doesn't and can't work over the long term.

That is the reality facing all of Europe and America as well. And the sooner it is dealt with, the quicker the pain will pass and economic health will be the result. But since no one is really addressing the issue, even with a nod towards some austerity (it's a deeply ingrained mindset that is the real problem), in the end, until people change their attitudes towards being "owed" something by government and the productive people in the nations of the world, nothing will change.

Austerity will be voted in by the government of Greece. It's a major question as to whether this time around the austerity measures will be adhered to. Either way, this is just a temporary respite, and inevitably Greece will go bankrupt, with other countries following in its footsteps.

Just like the failed USSR, which capitulated to the inability to implement communism and socialism, all other efforts to do so are also doomed to failure.

It doesn't work, and neither does crony capitalism or fascist government agreements and going to bed with businesses.

The free market is the only answer, and while it'll take decades to do so, it will emerge out of the ashes of government interference, fascism, socialism, and any other attempt to deal with economics and people.

Only people taking voluntary actions to interact with the businesses and people they choose to will cause an economy to survive and thrive - whether local, regional or national - and there will be no answer until that becomes the practice of people around the world.

The other major factor is the abandonment of government as the looked-for entity which is to heal and provide for people, which has led to debt that is impossible to pay off. The U.S. alone has unfunded liabilities of over $220 trillion. Yes the trillion is the correct figure. There is no way that will ever be paid off. A default is coming for the American government, and it's only a matter of what type of default, not if there will be a default.

There is no doubt a number of commodities will benefit from the ongoing debasement of currencies in major economic countries, and over time gold and silver will continue to rise in price, as investors realize the U.S. dollar and most other currencies are extraordinarily flawed.

Some gold and silver miners are set to soar, as are the price of silver and gold, which many will make a lot of money off of in the futures' market, with silver looked upon by many as being the probable best investment over the next decade.

In the end, there continues to be no real political will to tackle the spending and debt problem coming from out of control government, and until the economic conditions force governments to shrink and be much more limited and contracted to what their real purpose is, everything will continue to get worse.

Investors need to be aware of that, and make decisions accordingly.