[coldtea]

>No one is forcing countries to take those IMF loans

You'd be surprised.

>They always have the option of living within their means.

Yeah, if only their means weren't plundered for centuries by people from countries calling them to do so. Including their countries supporting the most corrupt (but friendly to their companies) politicians to get power there.

[nradov]

Do you mean like how the UK was plundered by Scandanavians and Frenchmen for centuries?