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It's neither. It's Greece. Both Lehman and Radio Shack were subject to a wide assortment of rules and regulations associated with operating as a business under American law. Greece is subject to a wide assortment of negotiations associated with operating as a free trade zone under the Treaty of Maastricht. The worst thing that can happen to Radio Shack or Lehman is all their assets are seized and their owners and employees go to jail. The worst thing that can happen to Greece is... Germany stops giving them money. The rest of it will play out via geopolitics rather than the Securities and Exchange Commission. There is no metaphor here and searching for one is not helpful.
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