Greeks are so strapped for cash that they can't bury their dead properly

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At the end of June, the Greek government instituted capital controls — limits on how much money can be drawn from banks — after negotiations with the eurozone broke down and the country's fiscal and monetary lifelines disappeared. Two weeks in, Greek economic life is seizing up.

In fact, Mashable is reporting that more and more Greeks can't even pay the cost of a funeral.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.