According to one official at the International Monetary fund, "if a government wants to cheat, it can cheat." So it was "perfectly legal" in 2001 for Goldman Sachs and other bankers on Wall Street to help Greece borrow beyond its means. Now, these same banks stand to profit from the crisis they helped create. Germany, France and other countries are less than eager to bail out a fellow EU member, and that could mean trouble for Italy, Spain and Portugal, too. Now hedge funds are betting that Greece won't be able to pay its debts and that means the Euro could be in trouble. Is Greece a victim of financial predators? Should the Greek people suffer cuts in salaries, pensions and benefits? What does it all mean for the dollar?
Greece: A Country that's Too Big to Fail
Credits
Guests:
- Nelson Schwartz - New York Times - @NelsonSchwartz
- Nick Malkoutzis - Macropolis - @NickMalkoutzis
- Marshall Auerback - Market Analyst, RAB Capital
- Megan Carpentier - Guardian US - @megancarpentier