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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:37 AM Original message |
Iceland Set to Present Bill to Wipe Out Personal Debt to Relieve Turmoil |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. They must live in a different universe |
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kgnu_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I just visited there. They have a different moral compass. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. as opposed to our pols non-existent one |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. Seisachtheia |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Also in the Old Testament in the form of |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Because no man should be so rich he has nothing left to buy but his government. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Seisachteia us here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It's interesting to note.... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. the banks should have bought the government there |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. The banks ran Iceland for years... |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. Once upon a time, Congress found debt {collection, esp...) destroys families, etc. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. The debt doesn't just go away. At the end of the article... |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Very important detail. sounds like a game changer that needs further study here... nt |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Pension funds = bond dept is same here. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. "a massive loss to peoples pensions" - your invention. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. That was a quote from the article... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I quoted the part you invented. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Well, it says pensions, or the general taxpayer |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. But the bill will still be paid. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I comment on the quote that said it would cause losses to peoples pensions... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. I wonder what it's like to live in a democracy? |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Democracy is..... |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. This should be job ONE for Democrats in America. |
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billlll (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. WOW. Need that here |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yes! Or roll back house loans to reasonable value to not loose investments as well as |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. AWESOME! |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Cool...I should start racking up as much debt as possible just in case they do that here! |
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kgnu_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Different value ... that makes difference |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-13-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Go for it. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
30. Wow...I'd LOVE to see Wall Street's reaction to this news... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
31. K&R |
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