the end of UK.. RIP.

BuyHiSellLo · Jan 19, 2009

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@BuyHiSellLo
You said "every few months does a story circulate about them leaving the Euro"
The fact that it circulates on british newpapers, doesn't make that story true. Since I'm in Italy, I should know better that you. And frankly, all this huge anti-euro propaganda, is only discrediting your press.
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I see these stories on the internet mainly,they certainly do not all come from the British Press - YOU HAVE GOT THAT WRONG.

Who gives a shit where you are the fact remains that many countries wish they could revert I HOPE THIS IS CLEAR TO YOU NOW!

BuyHiSellLo · Jan 19, 2009

Quote from Brendan R:

so now that we agree that the UK is doomed and is not a good place to be for the next 5 years, what are the top 3 countries that will do well over the next 5 years?
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Why so bitter about the UK?Did you fail that badly here that you have this obsession with its downfall?Or are you just a jealous Irish mug with a grudge?

Manni · Jan 19, 2009

The Brits knew their country was heading towards bankruptcy, thats why they Invaded Iraq to grab the Oil and live off stolen gains for the next 20 or 30 years.

Unfortunately the Oil grab did'nt work and now they might actually have to work to earn their money!

BuyHiSellLo · Jan 19, 2009

That was the Yanks actually

krazykarl · Jan 19, 2009

goodnight sweet prince.

TheDudeofLife · Jan 19, 2009

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nahh thats old skool.. here in the UK we have payday loans at 10,000%.. and you know what, no ones doing anything about it - i wonder who's behind these scams..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7820442.stm

in the UK we have alot of writing and small prints.. you get charged for missing bills on anything possible, then we have companies who specialise in buying these outstanding debts to reclaim it as profit..

we have CREDIT AGENCIES that apparently give us CREDIT SCORES. to view it each time we pay $20. to improve we must make applications to credit cards and increase our loans and credit limits.

on streets of london parking ticket officers work extraordinary well. the law and order of tax and penalties work very efficiently. lottery, casinos, gambling, forget vegas that's old school compared to here.. poker clubs, on the road, on tv, on the net, u name it..

u have major banks advertising for "advance" accounts where you pay them monthly a fee to have current account. you get some useless offers and your outrageous interest fee is reduced by 0.0001%.

The whole country is a scam. there are 1000 laws that protect scammers in this country. be it the car insurance industry or health insurance companies that always find a way to get out of their contracts on a claim. you have lawyers that give you advice at $300/hour cheapest.

you have a debt-controlled society. people with debt abide by laws well. you get 20 letters everymonth reminding you on the interest you will pay or debt you owe. they're very well organised.

in london you dont have jobs where you make anything. most jobs involve tasks that are meaningless. government introduces laws regulatory bodies for nothing but it creates jobs. you have people in jobs to find jobs for others. you have regulatory bodies for every industry that hardly set any standard or act on anything. you have television shows that rip off viewers with fake competitions and other scams. you now have 'street guards' - to work along the police walking around the city without any power.. you already have cameras on every road, bus, train with someone with the 'job' of watching them.

this country has nothing left. you have a royal family here that pretty much own much of the real estate and that's bout it.
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Well said..keep going with this...I think you might have a salable movie treatment in you.

Cesko · Jan 19, 2009

Quote from C6H12O6:

I agree about bureaucrats and elites, I know.

But about the benefits, it's not that simple.
Who buys the products of Germany ? People like me, in Italy and in other euro countries. How could I buy those good quality german products, if I had a debased currency in my pockets ?
The relationships are complex. As you know, the benefits from a stable and common currency are multiple and reciprocal. What I appreciate most is the legacy from the Bundesbank.

@BuyHiSellLo
You said "every few months does a story circulate about them leaving the Euro"
The fact that it circulates on british newpapers, doesn't make that story true. Since I'm in Italy, I should know better that you. And frankly, all this huge anti-euro propaganda, is only discrediting your press.
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At least you are sincere in saying Italians are joke who can't manage their own affairs and need supervision.
Even Italian fascists were joke.

Brendan R · Jan 19, 2009

Quote from BuyHiSellLo:

Why so bitter about the UK?Did you fail that badly here that you have this obsession with its downfall?Or are you just a jealous Irish mug with a grudge?
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yeah, I'm Doctor Evil, always looking for a Belgian dip

Cesko · Jan 19, 2009

Quote from tradersboredom:

80% of jobs in services sector. now

80% of jobs in farming in 1800's

economies change. production and consumption. technology etc

auto workers will get new jobs in new industries.

there was very few IT jobs in the 1970's
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This is totally unacceptable politically incorrect opinion on this site. Didn't you know all good jobs were stolen by Chinesse?

IanMacQuaide · Jan 19, 2009

Quote from TheDudeofLife:

Well said..keep going with this...I think you might have a salable movie treatment in you.
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Big Brother and 1984 have been done, but he could do a Michael Moore type Shock-umentary of daily life in London.
As a tourist, about the only thing I ran into that caused consternation were the high prices, and a rather odd customs lady who kept asking me the same questions until I finally said "Mam', I dunno, I'm just a stupid tourist from Texas!"