[ExI] Tap tap….Hello? Is this thing on? (Or Zombie Apocalypse!)

[Eugen Leitl]

On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 12:27:35PM +0100, BillK wrote:

> Only the time of the default would be under their control. Thereafter
> chaos ensues.

Sure thing. 

> So perhaps they would like a few more years to stockpile and prepare
> before defaulting.

They didn't bother to prepare for it before, why should you expect they'll 
plan for a managed collapse in future? The sooner it blows, the less
the damage, after the smoke clears. Percussive maintenance of the economy;
it's the only thing left.

> Might as well keep the printing presses running while the good times roll.

It does indeed work very well, until it doesn't. 

> (Good times for the top 1% only, but that's what matters).

Technically it's more ~0.1%, but, yes.