Will America Suffer the Same Fate?

The Economist article, "What Have We Become?" details the dilemma facing the people of Greece. Vested interests fighting the latest attempt to rescue the beleaguered Greek economy - unions, bureaucrats, legislators, and clients of the welfare state - are being opposed by "a constituency of modernisers: people depressed by interrelated woes, including a malfunctioning justice system, a kleptocratic civil service and impunity for the corrupt."