To je prisililo njegovog sina, bivšeg premijera Georgea Papandreoua, da smanji plate, poveća poreze, otpusti na desetine hiljada radnika, sreže penzije i ukine mnoge socijalne službe u zemlji da bi spriječio bankrot i zadovoljio međunarodne zajmodavce.
It forced his son, former Prime Minister George Papandreou, to cut salaries, raise taxes, layoff of tens of thousands of workers, slash pensions and dismantle many of the country's social services to stave off bankruptcy to satisfy international lenders.