The West Window_Wisdom Day 2011

Across the Atlantic our European cousins are not just dissatisfied but are malcontent. Many are not willing to stand by and let their governments continue to take from them.

Their anger is often directed at the austerity measures that some nations have had to adopt. These measures can be quite draconian and often targets the safety net: pensions, government worker wages, reduction in spending for the public sector that often includes the police and other services provided, taxes and fees are being increased as well. The nations involved include: Italy, Spain, England, Portugal, Greece and now France. The people are angry because they feel that bankers and politicians are responsible but they are being forced to bear the burden of these measures. This has led to peaceful protests and sometimes riots. Time will tell if this rage will ferment into the capital of Babylon, the United States.