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- From: robinson@mdivax1.uucp (Jim Robinson)
- Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a used country?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.005442.3866@mdivax1.uucp>
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- Reply-To: robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Robinson)
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- References: <1992Nov20.164443.26841@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Date: 21 Nov 92 00:55:22 GMT
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- Tony Cifelli (tcifelli@bmerh717.bnr.ca) wrote:
- >In article <1992Nov20.132220.21720@bmerh85.bnr.ca> viking@bmerh66.bnr.ca writes:
- >>What's the solution? The bottom line seems to be that this country is living
- >>beyond its means. To be blunt, we frankly cannot afford to be a country. The
- >>only solution seems to be to sell off our assets so - anyone want to buy a slightly
- >>used country?
- >I think we have passed the point of no return. There is no way for the
- >government to pay back the enormous debt. The tax base just isn't big
- >enough. Cutting back a billion here or there is just a drop in the bucket.
- >I think the only answer is to continue to run the debt through the roof
- >and simply screw our debtors some day when they come to collect.
- >Its not as preposterous as you may think.
- >
- >Lots of countries have done this to other countries with no repercussions.
- >Most recently Canadian banks have written off loans to various Latin
- >American countries - like as if they could pay it back anyway. We didn't
- >exactly declare war on Brazil because of this. We still probably lend
- >them money. If we don't others will. Lending money is risky to begin with
- >and defaults are part of the cost of doing business.
-
- It's only not preposterous if you want Canada to act like and, more
- importantly, be considered a bankrupt 3rd world country. *I* would move my
- meager savings into US dollars if I thought the government was going to
- try this trick; I am sure that I wouldn't be alone.
- --
- Jim Robinson
- robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com
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