Christoulas became an immediate symbol of the anger and frustration over the austerity measures, especially for pensioners like himself, some of whom have seen their benefits cut to as little as 300 euros a month, while tax evaders owing the country 55 billion euros have largely gone unpunished and politicians charged with massive bribery and corruption are free, one even taking the government to court to increase his pension.
Christoulas je odmah postao simbol ogorčenosti i frustracija zbog mjera štednje, posebice za umirovljenike poput njega, od kojih su nekima prihodi smanjeni na samo 300 eura mjesečno, dok su utajivači poreza koji zemlji duguju 55 milijardi eura uglavnom prošli nekažnjeno, i dok političari optuženi za primanje ogromnog mita i za korupciju ostaju na slobodi, a jedan od njih čak tuži vladu tražeći veću mirovinu.