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Old 07-02-2015, 07:15 AM
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Saw Angela on BBC news last evening, sure did not look like she had worked her butt off.
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Old 07-02-2015, 07:25 AM
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Saw Angela on BBC news last evening, sure did not look like she had worked her butt off.
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In a game of 'chicken' neither player intends to drive off the cliff, but that doesn't guarantee no one will....
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The Nays Have It.
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Old 07-05-2015, 06:07 PM
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The Nays Have It.
In other words the Greeks gave a big upturned middle finger to austerity.

Good for them!
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Old 07-05-2015, 07:50 PM
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I thought what they rejected was EU imposed "austerity", meaning they intend to make a go of it on their own?

Wouldn't that make Greece LESS of a drag on the European market?
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Old 07-07-2015, 07:30 AM
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Screw the Euro, the Greek central bank is not permitted to help the Greek banks unless Brussels gives it permission. It seems that to join the EU you have to surrender your sovereignty.
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Old 07-07-2015, 08:42 AM
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The conception seemed like a great idea. For people with money being able to have one currency.

But in practice unless the members see that all the partners are not equal and there will be those who need assistance. Doomed to failure. Like in the US not all states run a balanced budget. Need help from the rest of those who have a surplus. Do we stop giving money to the states that require funds? No we don't.



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