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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:13 PM Original message |
Greece Nears a Tipping Point in Its Debt Crisis |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think he means that |
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MidwestTransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. A lot of people do considering the credit markets are pricing in a mid 90% chance they will. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Credit Default Swaps on greek debt are over 5000 basis points |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Those swaps factor in a probability |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. well it seems that Greece has a new friend |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. In the absense of a recognisable tax collection system |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. People ignore that this is the basic problem: |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. That point is spot-on. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Greek Wealth Is Everywhere but Tax Forms |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. They Want to Maintain the Status Quo--Reality Forbids This |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. either a eurobond is created or greece defaults |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. Do any of the rest of you think we have seen this headline before? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Greece should do like Iceland and tell the IMF to FUCK OFF. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. and do what? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Worldbank and the IMF are slavers. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. that still doesnt change the scenario |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. So long as you buy into their terms, you are their slave. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Well if you want to live in your own fantasy world you can call yourself what you want |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. No, I'm just someone sensing a change with an interest in the new direction ;) |
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Katashi_itto (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. 3RD Option. U.S. steps in and does a Bailout of Greece, to prevent a |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. a bailout of greece would not destroy the dollar |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. You suppose |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Amen to that thought. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. AND LOSE YOUR JOB!!!!!! |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Yes |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Know what's more stressful than a crappy, unproductive job? Not having food |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Is that your situation? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. As far as I can tell, massive job losses are now baked in the cake... |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. So |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I have a friend who speaks my thoughts on this subject |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. +1 |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. +2 |
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Katashi_itto (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Tick...tick...tick... |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. "Greece Nears a Tipping Point in Its Debt Crisis" |
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tropicanarose (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. I am so sick of the fear mongering......every day we hear about this teeter totter and it keeps us r |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Emotions like fear are catchy |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. Government Is The Problem In This Case |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. As Greece is so reliant on tourism, the only thing that fixes that is if the world economy recovers |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. And Riots in the Streets Tend To Make Tourists Stay Away in Droves |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. They seem not to be recognizing this in Egypt, also. n/t |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Sometimes You Have To Take A Step Back |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. My point was about riots and street violence, not Mubarak. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. How would you expand the economy of Greece? |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. When Dubai came close to default, the world didn't scream too loudly when they re-structured the |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. I would have thought French and German bankers would know better than... |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. Greece is entirely screwed... |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. And Just How Did They Get In This "Screwed" Position |
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