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[Savitar]

So all hats will be 2.50 there?

 

[Raptor2155]

Ask him about Half-Life 3.

 

[Abounder]

This is almost like an Onion article coming to life

...why? I'm not judging the guy, but what are his credentials?

I dont feel like I have to say that turning the economy around of a functioning country ravaged by millions of factors requires someone like a 70 year old Stanford economist rather than a dude who counts the sale of virtual hats in Steam, no?

Pfft real economists need jobs too, working for Valve is probably damn good money! =P

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

He's a pretty damn good economist.

Yanis Varoufakis: Ten Questions on the Eurozone, with Ten Answers

The Global Minotaur: An Interview with Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis: Burst Greek Bubbles, Spooked Fund Managers – A Cause for Restrained Celebration

 

[Danj]

This is almost like an Onion article coming to life

New finance policy:

Seriously though good on him, he wrote several interesting articles during his time at Valve and I'm sure they contributed to the general corpus of economic research.

 

[dude]

Socialism and Valve, well I'll be damn Greece.

 

[WorriedCitizen]

If someone can fix the Greek financial troubles with thin air then it's him.

 

[Fried Food]

Hats off to Greece

Shut it down.

 

[Raistlin]

Pretty risky move.



Valve actually had an economy and business plan. Greece?

 

[SteveWinwood]

since the other one got closed:

“Dota 2 has prepared me very well for this new job,” said Varoufakis, a high skill 3,000 MMR player whose poor game impact is offset by his healthy average GPM. “I have turned around games with bigger gold deficits than this.”

Highlighting Greece’s established issues with tax evasion, Varoufakis announced that this year Greek citizens would no longer be obligated to pay taxes. Instead, the development and maintenance of infrastructure, as well as the Greek government itself, will now be entirely financed by sales of the recently announced 2015 Greek Citizen ΚοmρεnΔιυm.

“While the recent government reshuffle presents new challenges, we are hoping Greek citizens can help us reach the sovereign debt rating stretch goal,” said newly sworn in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who also resembles the Star Trek character Spock. “Reaching this goal would allow us to put together a very attractive bribery package for the S&P credit rating company.”

Starting in 2015, Greece will hold an event called The Incometaxnational, a two-week state holiday event where the wealthiest citizens of each of Greece’s thirteen administrative regions will be forced to participate in a tax payment competition. Each region’s tax rate for the next five years is then adjusted based on their finish.

 

[The Omega Man]

Unusual TF2 hats for all Greek steam accounts