Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
ElNono
The UK should tread lightly. If more countries become independent and join the EU, the UK could find itself begging to rejoin the EU.
Or France could secede from the EU next
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
They are all looking at those additional 2.5 million refugees across the border in Turkey.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
rmt
Seems to me that the richer countries don't want to foot the bill for nations like Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy which are in financial trouble.
Those richer countries are making out like bandits both by bailing out those countries with loans and making sure none of those countries put them at a competitive disadvantage.
How are Germany or France going to remain competitive if any of these countries break out and devalue their currency? This is economics 101, the EU is simply much more powerful as a group than as individual countries.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
ElNono
Those richer countries are making out like bandits both by bailing out those countries with loans and making sure none of those countries put them at a competitive disadvantage.
How are Germany or France going to remain competitive if any of these countries break out and devalue their currency? This is economics 101, the EU is simply much more powerful as a group than as individual countries.
rtm got her info from a super realible source. She's right.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
Reck bringing the dumbass as usual.
Who gives a fuck if Greece devalues their currency? Olive oil and craft goods are cheaper?
They aren't going to put Volkwagen out of business and they just got a lot more expensive in Greece with a devalued currency.
Now all the loans from European banks that's another story. Deutsche might actually have to produce an honest balance sheet that reflects loans that will never be repaid.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
CosmicCowboy
Reck bringing the dumbass as usual.
Who gives a fuck if Greece devalues their currency? Olive oil and craft goods are cheaper?
They aren't going to put Volkwagen out of business and they just got a lot more expensive in Greece with a devalued currency.
Now all the loans from European banks that's another story. Deutsche might actually have to produce an honest balance sheet that reflects loans that will never be repaid.
Volkswagen won't think twice to go manufacture on cheap labor. Heck, probably half of their cars are Made in China already. That's how globalization works.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
CosmicCowboy
They are all looking at those additional 2.5 million refugees across the border in Turkey.
Schengen is already falling apart. A number of countries have reinstituted border controls.
Re: Scotland likely to seek independence after EU vote, first minister says
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Originally Posted by
CosmicCowboy
England could do better without Scotland than Scotland could do without England.
With the North sea "easy" oil play gone and $50 oil the new norm economically it pretty well sucks to be Scotland.
That's not what the Scots think.
