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Iceland has just become insolvent because the Government can't afford to bail-out its banks.  Supermarket chains report not being able to raise foreign currency to import food. Iceland has little agriculture of its own.

Ireland has just guaranteed bank deposits to the tune of over 400 Billion Euro - almost 3 times our annual output (GDP).  It is clear we couldn't honour those guarantees if there were major defaults.

Has the Government just mortgaged our lives to bail-out the banks?  What if WE go bust trying to bail-out the banks?  Where is our equity particaption in the Banks we have rescued?  Indeed, where is the equity?

Vote McCain for war without gain

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 07:55:35 PM EST
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Where is the equity, indeed....

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 08:09:00 PM EST
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