“it served as a reminder that despite statistics showing the Spanish economy is on the mend, people are still suffering and facing a bleak new year.”
Americans can relate; most of any new jobs here didn’t go to Americans anyway.
Nothing vitalizes an economy to produce jobs in the private sector like......socialism, eh Barack?
When you travel to Spain everyone asks for cash as payment, usually offering discounts. A huge part of their economy is underground and off the books.
Spain has finally run out of other people’s money.
Oh, and the Spaniards need not worry, as I’m sure the Spanish Premier will reassure the nation in his annual State of Spain address that their economy has roared back to prosperity due to his fabulous, unstinting efforts.