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But you are moving the goalposts. You are taking total exposure as if it is exposure to government debt. It isn't. The second number is smaller, probably much smaller. I never claimed there is no exposure at all. I just deny that all irish debt is public debt - private debt is rather larger and that all Irish debt is to german banks; the exposure to british banks alone is larger.

Also, most of this is Depfa/HRE anyway and this bank is already nationalised.

by IM on Sun Feb 6th, 2011 at 04:02:45 PM EST
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Also, most of this is Depfa/HRE anyway and this bank is already nationalised.

The fact that the German government has taken leave of its senses and bailed out German banks does not mean that Ireland has to compound the mistake by bailing out the German government. If the German government wants a bailout, the proper place to argue that is at the ECB, which controls the printing presses. The printing press is where governments go to get bailouts in normally functioning fiat monetary systems.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sun Feb 6th, 2011 at 06:43:07 PM EST
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Irish pushback strategy - we get mail | 305 comments (305 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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