http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=46298315 .....there is nothing at all similar about Greece's crisis to ours EXCEPT .. the rich people in GREECE do not pay taxes. We have our OWN currency..Greece does not... and YES, that makes a huge difference .. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=42373365 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=46021472 excess national debt: somebody is not being taxed enough. excess individual debt: somebody's wages aren't going up fast enough.