Uncertainty looms for families in Greece

looks like an idyllic picture of family life, but despite the sunshine and clear blue skies in the Athens suburbs, there is real hardship here. Yiannis Pantzos and his wife Nadia have both lost their jobs. They are young enough to still have big commitments - a house and small children.

Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports from the Greek capital.

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[Cabronosidad]

All this misery to bail out the banksters. Every country should walk away from this artificial so-called deficit and tell the banks to go fuck themselves!

[chingon711]

this is whats happening in the US...the difference is that many of those suffering and struggling to make ends meet are not being covered my local media.

[antjeisback]

@blkhat117 Also, if we keep going the current way with the bailouts the revolution will make the Khmer Rouge look like a walk in the park. The sooner the government u-turns, the better.

[TheBalancedAmerican]

@chingon711 Also, the US gets to be the printer of the world's reserve currency, which creates an artificial demand for our dollars. We are the world's bankers....shhhh

[Lordangers]

@chingon711 If your part of that 9% then you put your name down on the unemployment register. If you think peoples names are being removed you can quite simply check if your unemployed friends are on the list.

[chingon711]

@Lordangers if you think real unemployment is 9%, not only is it proof you are clearly indoctrinated, you have got to be the biggest simpleton and deserve the brunt of a bad economy.

[Lordangers]

@chingon711 Yet again, more Americans drawing the picture back to themselves. Greece has no industry. America has some of the largest on the plannet. Greece has no fully developement its government structures. America has had 150 uninterupted years to do so. You whine about 9% unemployment yet demand lower taxes leaving government incapacitated. Greece does not want your pitty nor do we want to hear your fantasies about America collapsing just so your life becomes more interesting.

[indus21ebm]

Mr Yiannis Pantzos is a liar,he blow all his money in cazinos,he has also another two twin daughters age 12 and he hasnt pay monthly child support for them for ages,so Mr Pantzos, we dont feel sorry for you!!!

[bernardweasley]

sigh...

[wellwellwellall]

bloody came from banks by design for a sick ideal. DEMOCRACY WILL LIVE FROM THE EYE OF THE GOLDEN MEAN> NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS. Faith, love and hope.

[blkhat117]

I'm sure the US will have its day as well, when our way of life suddenly comes to an end in the near future it will make the Argentina riots look like a Disney parade.