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Old 06-21-2009, 09:19 PM
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Governments don't go bankrupt, guys. They just print more money and pay off their debts--nominally in full, but really at a tiny fraction of their original worth.

(Plays heck with the economy and bankrupts an awful lot of private citizens both here and abroad. But the government will be fine.)
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