[IamConservative]

It's a very bad precedent. Once they start, it could happen here too.

There are already beltway types talking about our 401K's. No doubt our lefties will see this as a "lets think outside the box" idea. This debt bubble will resolve itself with human blood. Confiscating savings seems like a good way to get the shooting started.

Kind of ironic that it is Russian money that is in Cyprus because it is ill gotten or is there to evade taxes and Putin is defending it. Likely a big pile of ill gotten rubles there in his name.

[dfwgator]

Russia can make all of Cyprus’ problems “go away”....all they ask for in return is to allow them to build a Navy port there.

[BitWielder1]

Kind of ironic that it is Russian money that is in Cyprus because it is ill gotten or is there to evade taxes and Putin is defending it. Likely a big pile of ill gotten rubles there in his name.

It's not the first time I noticed how even the most staunch communist becomes a capitalist once it's about their own money.
Conversely, there are far too many capitalists here who gladly spew communism as long as it's about other peoples money.
Buffet, Gates, most of gubmint (D)'s and quite a few (R)'s, yes I'm talking to you.