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Banking Bail-Out — Irish Government Signs Biggest IOU In History

Sep 30th, 2008 | By Bock | Category: Bock rant, economy

-  Ring-ring ring-ring ring-ringity-ring
-  Hello.  Minister for Finance speaking.
-  Oh, hello there.  My name is Bock, a very minor thief indeed.
-  Yes?
-  Yeah, look, I was thinking, you know, since you’ve just bet the entire country to keep the banks in business …
-  Yes?
- Well, you know how the banks caused all this themselves [...]