BBC reported this a.m. that Iceland riots attributed to bank bailout...

[KansDem]

Correspondents say protests against the government and central bank have become a regular fixture in Reykjavik since October, when Iceland's financial system collapsed in the global credit crunch.

The country's currency has since plummeted, while unemployment - once close to zero - is soaring. The economy is meanwhile forecast to shrink by 9.6% this year and see no growth in 2010.

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BBC

This is what happens when a government pays more attention to bailing out the fatcats while ignoring its citizens who are losing homes and jobs. Maybe we can learn something?

[raccoon]

1. Those Icelanders are smart!

Or you reckon they don't have cable? :silly:

[BR_Parkway]

2. Europeans care enough to hit the streets alot more than we do - and look

at what they get .....

Social programs and health services that work for the people, not the profit takers. It's a shame more Americans won't get off their couches and hit the streets.