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Iceland teeters on the brink of bankrutcy

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by BetterThanEver, Oct 7, 2008.

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  1. BetterThanEver

    BetterThanEver Member

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    Is this worse than the S&L crisis of the 80s? Iceland's whole financial system is down the tubes.


    Click on link for the whole story. I have only included the first 3 paragraphs.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007...nd_meltdown;_ylt=AhshSuC.fYU6.5NI76.nac.s0NUE

     
    #1 BetterThanEver, Oct 7, 2008
  2. SamFisher

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    The best part is they're going to be saved by getting a payday loan from Russia. Better send goveror Palin over to greenland to keep one of her signature winking eyes on 'em.
     
    #2 SamFisher, Oct 7, 2008
  3. rrj_gamz

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    Hmmm..maybe they can export some hot chicks...I'd buy that for a dollar...
     
    #3 rrj_gamz, Oct 7, 2008
  4. ghettocheeze

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    Sign me up for these assets! ;)

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    #4 ghettocheeze, Oct 7, 2008
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    This is what happens when Sigur Ros skips Houston.
     
    #5 TreeRollins, Oct 7, 2008
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    And now they look at Greenland with envious eyes...
     
    #6 KingCheetah, Oct 7, 2008
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    I'm met some Icelandic women and I would gladly pump some life into their economy.
     
    #7 rocketsjudoka, Oct 7, 2008
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    Damn Republicans.
     
    #8 twhy77, Oct 7, 2008
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    How much does that model sell for? :D
     
    #9 pirc1, Oct 7, 2008
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    Bjork is screwed!!!!
     
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    I've heard that Sigur Ros is so distraught over this, they have started talking in gibberish that no one understands. I'm really concerned.
     
    #11 Mr. Brightside, Oct 8, 2008
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    Why should we care? Right? It's so funny!

    Juwan Howard sucks at basketball!
     
    #12 HAYJON02, Oct 8, 2008
  13. rhadamanthus

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    Kaupthing's loans leaked. Massive, massive, massive naughtiness caught. Rampant, desperate attempts at censorship in full display.

    Link

    300-500 billion krona. Holy moly.

    Naturally, before any of us get all uppity about the fraud in Iceland and the attempts to hide it, note that TARP payout listings are still not available to the public.
     
    #13 rhadamanthus, Aug 3, 2009
  14. Major

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    http://bailout.propublica.org/main/list/index
     
    #14 Major, Aug 3, 2009
  15. rhadamanthus

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    #15 rhadamanthus, Aug 3, 2009
  16. Invisible Fan

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    Are we cleared to be uppity about the fraud in Iceland? :)
     
    #16 Invisible Fan, Aug 3, 2009
  17. Major

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    To be fair, to rhad's point, we don't actually know what our banks did specifically with that money. So technically, they could have loaned it all out to their friends like in Iceland. :)
     
    #17 Major, Aug 3, 2009
  18. Invisible Fan

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    Crap. It's been a while since we claimed victory for our financial system.
     
    #18 Invisible Fan, Aug 3, 2009
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