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Links: 2010-02-27 – IMF in Greece, New York in disrepair and more

By Edward Harrison on 27 February 2010

A parable about how one nation came to financial ruin. – By Charles Munger – Slate Magazine

New York State of Disrepair – WSJ.com

Liz Pulliam Weston: Broke? Calculate your debt ratios – MSN Money

Federal Reserve talk belies likely action on money supply – Bill Fleckenstein

Why the IMF should deal with Greece – Vox

Is a need for fiscal stimulus a symptom of a poorly-designed social safety net?

Private sector credit falls by €3.2bn – The Irish Times

The Psychology of Moving – NYTimes.com

Mortgages – Another Foreclosure Alternative – NYTimes.com

FT.com – Tiny Iceland ready to defy big creditors

Grantham: ‘Horrifically Early’ Calls Challenge GMO – BusinessWeek

FDIC: Failed Bank Information – Bank Closing Information for Rainier Pacific Bank, Tacoma, WA

FDIC: Failed Bank Information – Bank Closing Information for Carson River Community Bank, Carson City, NV

Columbia Ideas At Work : David Beim – The Spirit of Glass-Steagall

Germany’s Export Prowess Weighs on Euro-Zone – NYTimes.com

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier: Scientific American

Happiness ain’t all it’s cracked up to be – New Scientist

The sensationalist WSJ | Felix Salmon

Zombie economics gets a mulligan: or, how Obamacare caused the Global Financial Crisis — Crooked Timber

China buying IMF gold story unfounded: author | Reuters

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