Friday, September 2, 2011

Black Hole Continues to Implode

Irish Deficit Widens On Bank Recapitalization (Bloomberg)

Remember Ireland? A model country with low debt and high productivity that decided they had to save their banks.  The bank creditors received 100% of the money they gambled by lending to the banks who gambled on Ireland's property boom.  Private gains vs. socialized losses.

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