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ojbyrne
on March 4, 2009
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Icelandic logic behind the meltdown
I think Zimbabwe also qualifies. Probably plenty more...
vidar
on March 4, 2009
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The big difference is that Zimbabwe isn't playing in the big leagues, Iceland was supposedly a rocksolid 1st world country.
ojbyrne
on March 5, 2009
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Seems like that's just better PR. 10 Years ago Iceland was, in most people's minds, something akin to Greenland now. Cold, desolate, poor.
jayp
on March 5, 2009
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These people obviously weren't well read. Iceland was well to do even 10 years ago.
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