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02-15-2010, 04:08 PM | #1 |
Netphoria's George Will
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How about that Euro, eh?
How many predicted the collapse of this retarded structure again? Oh yeah, lots and lots of people.
Very sad for the countries who were forcefully thrown into the EU without much choice, and history will tell us currency without a country has no prosperous future. Where's jczeroman to flaunt and tell us he called this in 2001? |
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02-15-2010, 04:18 PM | #2 |
Apocalyptic Poster
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did the euro collapse? Are people not going to use it anymore? Is it worth pennies compared to the dollar now?
what exactly are you celebrating? |
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02-15-2010, 04:23 PM | #3 |
The Man of Tomorrow
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I dont know, but Im right there with him
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02-15-2010, 04:28 PM | #4 |
Netphoria's George Will
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The EU collapsing will undoubtedly lead to its currency collapsing. With one country bankrupt (Greece) and other countries not electing to offer assistance, the strain on the not-so-free market sharing the EU mandates is out the window. When one country annexes itself from the EU I don't see how it won't lead to others doing the same down the road.
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02-15-2010, 04:53 PM | #5 |
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the fact is that the major industrial countries of Europe can no longer afford to subsidize the chronic welfare states like Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain. The people of these countries are simply not productive in an industrial perspective, and thus are a drain on the countries around them.
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02-15-2010, 06:48 PM | #6 |
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This is a good thing. It will emerge that the Swiss are the real winners here - who benefited from the open borders for people/goods without tying themselves to political union like all the other saps in the EU bloc. Germany and France will feel it worst. I'm afraid. The UK would be in a decent position if they didn't just shot themselves in the face about eight times over the past couple of years. But, hopefully, this will strengthen the case for economic integration and weaken the argument for political integration.
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02-19-2010, 12:14 PM | #7 |
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im just glad sppunk was wrong about the dollar
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02-19-2010, 09:56 PM | #8 |
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how about that shut the fuck up sppunk? you've proved several times over the last few months that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. i'm pretty sure the euro/EU/whatever the fuck you're going on about has not collapsed, or is in any real danger of doing so, at least no more than the rest of the entire fucking world economy right now.
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02-19-2010, 10:26 PM | #9 |
Netphoria's George Will
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Yeah man Greece is doing real well right now.
The US Dollar has been surrendered to Chinese buying T-bills (you don't know what they are, so Google them). |
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02-20-2010, 01:38 AM | #10 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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England's pretty historically hilariously bad with managing its currency - yeah good work getting into a money value race thinking you'll win by printing more of it...
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02-20-2010, 01:39 AM | #11 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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I mean if you're gonna put all your chips in like that, you better fucking know you're gonna win next time.
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02-20-2010, 01:41 AM | #12 |
Minion of Satan
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we're all going to hell so let's laugh as we're going down
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02-20-2010, 01:44 AM | #13 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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Anyway, yeah Greece is a really bad place to be right now. The Euro's still the third or fourth most circulated currency though, isn't it? Although that is probably largely localized to European-only trade.
Even still, I should've invested in pounds 20 years ago. Or even Jappo yen five years ago. |
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02-20-2010, 01:45 AM | #14 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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02-20-2010, 08:17 AM | #15 |
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Currency without backing is just paper. The US is soon to learn this lesson.
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02-20-2010, 10:09 AM | #16 |
Minion of Satan
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when was the last time U.S. currency had any backing
it's all ink and pixels and LEDs on signs, it has no tangible form and it doesn't have to for their world to spin around their pocketbooks how can you possibly dilute yourself into thinking that bullion will ever back numbers like this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...4px-USDebt.png |
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02-20-2010, 11:49 AM | #17 |
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i thought i must have missed something but turns out it's pure speculation.
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02-20-2010, 06:53 PM | #18 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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MORE LIQUIDITY MEANS MORE AWESOME!!!
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02-21-2010, 12:17 AM | #19 |
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02-21-2010, 01:36 AM | #20 |
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Currency without backing is just paper. The US is soon to learn this lesson.
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02-21-2010, 04:58 AM | #21 |
Brazilian Blouselord
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02-21-2010, 07:39 AM | #22 |
Minion of Satan
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a decent drop in value of the Euro would on the other hand be good for EU export.
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02-21-2010, 08:15 AM | #23 |
Minion of Satan
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Regardless, returning to the gold standard (which is what your main man Ron Paul wants) or any sort of fixed exchange system would not prevent inflation (re: the Mexican peso crisis of 1994 and the Icelandic financial crisis of 2009). It might make inflation a little more manageable, but overall it's simply not practical or feasible with today's economics.
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05-07-2010, 07:46 PM | #24 |
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"the Swiss are the real winners here "
hooray for laundering money! |
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