Quote from morganist:
It is the debt ratio and the maturity date of the debt that creates the need for a bailout. Also they don't have to be in the Euro to need one. All that is required for the need of a bailout is for a government to not be able to pay the maturity payment on debt.
Therefore any nation with a high debt ratio and a looming maturity payment is a candidate to need help. Size does not matter. The title was not which large or meaningful country will need help but simply with country.
Quote from morganist:
Mr double is right people will use gold and silver as the default currency when the shtf.
Quote from number22:
Size does matter, smaller country are much easier to manage, contain and even write off bad debts, the hole are easier to plug. Give 10 billion to Malta, problem solved, same 10 billion will not enough for Greece. Without analyzing GDP forecast and real GDP growth, debt ratio is meaningless, there are many countries have even worst debt ratio, such as Japan, Portugal, and US.
I really don't understand your argument.
Quote from Random.Capital:
That means forcible repossession.
Which, in SHTF scenarios, means being lined up against a wall and shot.
Holding physical gold is useless for peons, the only people it can possibly help are those in the Power class.
Quote from morganist:
I don't think it is the whole how easy it is to solve the problem. Another member state going into Sovereign Debt default will not look good and make the situation worse.