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Greek households carried austerity’s burden: wages and pensions were cut, taxes rose, capital controls squeezed cash, and public services were scaled back—leaving fewer jobs, reduced access to care, and enduring insecurity.

Bail-outs use public funds to rescue failing banks and governments, shifting the cost to citizens through taxes, debt, and austerity—privatizing gains while socializing losses over decades.