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 Lucas Oliver  Miles away 28 Jun 15 10.06pm |
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Capital controls imposed, banks shut for a week. Syriza not accepting a bailout deal but putting it to a referendum. This is either a masterstroke by Syriza or a cock up of the highest order. On the one hand you should honour your debts, especially when your taking from other smaller EZ countries, but sucking three cocks in the form of the troika must be hard to take. They're stuck in a cycle of getting loans to pay loans. Think this is the beginning of the end of the euro tbh. No doubt some of you will be off there in the coming weeks, Bring cash
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| We are goin up! Coulsdon 29 Jun 15 9.28am |
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"If you owe the bank a thousand pounds and you can't pay, you have a problem. If you owe the bank a billion pounds and you can't pay, the bank has a problem." I don't blame the Greeks for taking the stance they have, they've complete lost any form of national sovereignty and I wouldn't be surprised if they voted against the deal, even if their media portray it as an in/out referendum on the Euro. My feeling is that there will still be a deal that involves some form of debt restructuring and still a lot of austerity. It will be interesting to see whether that will then pass through the Greek parliament or indeed the German parliament. The whole thing is a sorry mess. I think they'd be best off long-term coming out.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. |
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Dougiecito  In a dreamworld 29 Jun 15 10.13am |
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It all sounds a bit slippery...
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| elgrande bedford 29 Jun 15 10.17am |
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I am in Corfu at the moment,biggest queue last night were the Greeks at the cash point.
always a Norwood boy, where ever I live. |
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| Lyons550 Shirley 29 Jun 15 10.24am |
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Until the Greeks reform their tax collection system they'll be fooked forever. Too many shysters giving back handers and avoiding paying it has crippled the country since the war.
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| Stirlingsays 29 Jun 15 10.26am |
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Oh how wonderful the EU is. Oh how safe it keeps us.....No wars....Improved security. The truth is this form of the EU is a disaster zone.
'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen) |
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 29 Jun 15 10.52am |
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EU - loss of sovereignty, unemployment, financial instability, loss of border controls, social unrest, taxes and bills for everything, bureaucracy, stupid human rights legislation protecting criminals, political correctness gone mad, rules, red tape......apart from that, what is there not to love ?
Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford |
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| Hoof Hearted 29 Jun 15 10.58am | |
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Quote Lyons550 at 29 Jun 2015 10.24am
Until the Greeks reform their tax collection system they'll be fooked forever. Too many shysters giving back handers and avoiding paying it has crippled the country since the war.
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| We are goin up! Coulsdon 29 Jun 15 11.15am |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 29 Jun 2015 10.58am
Quote Lyons550 at 29 Jun 2015 10.24am
Until the Greeks reform their tax collection system they'll be fooked forever. Too many shysters giving back handers and avoiding paying it has crippled the country since the war.
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| Hoof Hearted 29 Jun 15 11.16am | |
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Quote We are goin up! at 29 Jun 2015 11.15am
Quote Hoof Hearted at 29 Jun 2015 10.58am
Quote Lyons550 at 29 Jun 2015 10.24am
Until the Greeks reform their tax collection system they'll be fooked forever. Too many shysters giving back handers and avoiding paying it has crippled the country since the war.
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| Mapletree Croydon 29 Jun 15 11.20am |
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They say that their retirement age is the same as Germany. What they fail to note is that they are a less productive country. If you want benefits like Germany then you have to be able to pay for them like Germany. Cut your cloth accordingly.
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| Stirlingsays 29 Jun 15 11.42am |
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Quote Mapletree at 29 Jun 2015 11.20am
They say that their retirement age is the same as Germany. What they fail to note is that they are a less productive country. If you want benefits like Germany then you have to be able to pay for them like Germany. Cut your cloth accordingly.
And don't forget Germany took decades to get to where it is.....As well as being enabled after WW2.
'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen) |
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