Thursday, Oct 23, 2008

Who needs a stock market anymore?

International Tribune: Argentina nationalizes $30 billion in private pensions

Argentina's government said Tuesday that it would seek to nationalize nearly $30 billion in private pension funds to protect retirees from falling stock and bond prices.

Posted by yoyo1 @ 04:17 PM (235 views) Add Comment

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1. yoyo1 said...

I suppose the gaming industry would lose out.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 05:00PM Report Comment
 

2. plato said...

I can see this happening on a wider scale especially in countries where public reaction can be volatile and governments are fragile.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 06:04PM Report Comment
 

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