Death over $1.59 bus ticket touches nerve in Greece: "ATHENS — A 19-year-old Greek student who died after an argument with a bus ticket inspector has come to symbolize the plight of a population ground down by worsening poverty and unemployment.
..."This highlights in the most tragic way the desperate situation into which bailout policies have plunged large parts of Greek society," Syriza added.
It demanded free public transport for the unemployed, low-income pensioners and students."
