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From: nrh@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: USSR Downs Plane -- What Can We Do? - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 10-Sep-83 05:41:28 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 10 05:41:28 1983
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inmet!nrh    Sep 10 00:50:00 1983

Nationalize the debts?  Oh I'll bet Chase Manhattan would LOVE that!
All this money that looks like it's about to be defaulted on by the
eastern bloc countries, but, look!  Up in the sky!  It's a bird!  It's
a plane!  It's .... The US taxpayer!

How wonderful for the banks.  Zillions of dollars of debt that will be
made good by us, the taxpayers.  I'm sure the banks would much prefer to have
the cash than notes on Poland.  What happens after we force the Soviets
into default? The notes are paid off with pennies on the dollar (if
that), and those banks that have been lending to them get off scot-free
(not even a bit of tarnish on their reputations!) How good of you to
volunteer my money for this crackpot scheme!

I think Rockefeller would love the idea.  The US taxpayer subsidizing
Chase Manhattan!  How lucky for him.  And what a pity for the rest of
us.