On July 5th Greek voters decidedly rejected a European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) lead bailout package in a simple YES, NO referendum. While extending a financial lifeline, the bailout package would have implemented strict conditions that see a range of further, painful austerity measures imposed on a country that already has an unemployment rate over 25%, where the average family income is at a 12-year low, and over 40% of children now live below the poverty line.
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