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WDIM

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9. No it is not. It is exactly what we need to do.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:25 AM

Jul 2015

They have taken enough and they can bail themselves out.

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Greeks face six months of cash controls [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 OP

If you already have a problem collecting taxes because of the size of the 'underground' economy... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #1

Big Surprise the banksters and the rich are stealing more money. WDIM Jul 2015 #2

If the banks collapse the economy collapses hack89 Jul 2015 #4

So that gives the rich license to steal from the workers? WDIM Jul 2015 #5

"So that gives the rich license to steal from the workers?" Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #6

your savings is just giving the rich more money. WDIM Jul 2015 #8

The private banks can't impose cash controls and bail-ins. That's the government at work. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #11

A Government that is owned by the banks WDIM Jul 2015 #13

Don't blame me, I'm an anarchist. But the fact remains: Banks operate under govenment charter. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #15

No. But letting the banks collapse is an incredibly stupid idea. hack89 Jul 2015 #7

No it is not. It is exactly what we need to do. WDIM Jul 2015 #9

We are talking about Greek banks. hack89 Jul 2015 #10

Then the banks need to be restructured WDIM Jul 2015 #12

They are in a hole because of all the money they have lent the Greek public hack89 Jul 2015 #14

the troika doesn't care about saving greece unblock Jul 2015 #3

Presumably. Igel Jul 2015 #16

but punishing the "evil doers" is not really possible. unblock Jul 2015 #17

I wish the GOP would pay attention to all of this and realize their desire Vinca Jul 2015 #18

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