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Haha, indeed!

The Icelanders have a leg up on you on the "stock up on olive oil and pasta" bit.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 07:33:26 AM EST
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When I read this to my husband he said "And we don't have any reserves in the house. I am going tomorrow to buy them".
I am still not sure if I should take our money from the bank...yet. On the other hand even if we do not have big mortgage if the bank goes my house goes too. So what's the point of taking money out if it's going to be without any meaningful value...I remember when we did not bother to take my husband's salary from the bank at all.Lucky we had a home business that we were able to ask German marks as currency of payment.This is my first time to face crises in capitalism so I am looking for your help.
Economists here in Australia keep telling us that nothing is going to change fact that crises will grow. It's going to affect Australia but in what way exactly they are not telling us. In order not to spread panic they keep telling us that our banks are better positioned then others to survive crises. But is this true? The heck if I know.
I read somewhere that all though EU is going to be affected greatly the "New EU" (East European countries) will suffer big time, much more then West Europe. Who knows?
by vbo on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 09:37:47 AM EST
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I'm reminded of Neville Shute's post apocalyptic novel

On the Beach

set in Southern Australia as the radiation that has wiped out everyone to the North works its way inexorably South....

"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 12:44:46 PM EST
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