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''New York is the least free state in all areas by a wide margin. New Jersey is second, and then California, Hawaii and Massachusetts round up the bottom five".

Freedom in the 50 states by many criteria, a study by Mercatus Center of George Mason University.

Download the study PDF, it's quite a read.

A perspective on Greek financial crisis

It's much like the relationship with your parents. If you keep taking their money, you have to follow their rules regardless of your age. If Greece cannot finance itself in the debt markets, and remains dependent on Germany and France to pay its bills, Germany and France will set the rules.

Greece: "Can I have loan to build new ferries?"

Germany: "No, not until you sell off your water company!"

Greece: (Sulk)

Germany: "Stop sulking and make yourself useful. Get me some yogurt."

via The Guardian comments.