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another_liberal

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3. I was wondering when that shoe would fall.

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2014, 12:05 PM

May 2014

Without the industrial east to loot, how will the international bankers and financiers get their loans repaid, let alone their interest and service charges? Looks like the remaining regions of Ukraine, if they take the West's money, may be under the thumb of the IMF for the next three generations, instead of just the next two.

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UPDATE 1-IMF says Ukraine needs modified bailout if it loses the east [View all] bemildred May 2014 OP

The industrial east will not be able to be resource extracted.. Jesus Malverde May 2014 #1

Curses! Foiled Again! Demeter May 2014 #2

I was wondering when that shoe would fall. another_liberal May 2014 #3

+1. nt laurent May 2014 #9

Presumably there would be an offset dipsydoodle May 2014 #4

Surely if there is less of a country left to bail out, the cost should go down? Nihil May 2014 #5

I did notice that phrase: "additional financing", but I assumed it was meaningless jargon, bemildred May 2014 #6

It sounds so neoliberal Jeneral2885 May 2014 #7

Money gives bankers meaning and purpose in life, they want to get paid back. nt bemildred May 2014 #8