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So when do we Eurolanders get the bill and how much will it be?

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    So when do we Eurolanders get the bill and how much will it be?

    BBC News - Fixing the eurozone

    How much is it going to cost and when do I start paying?
    12
    500 billion euros and you get the bill on Wednesday
    8.33%
    1
    2000 billion and you get the bill in January
    0.00%
    0
    350,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 euros from next week
    0.00%
    0
    Umpty bajillion quazillion euros, but you can't pay anyway
    50.00%
    6
    Andyw is inventing new numbers to denote the size of the bill
    41.67%
    5
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

    #2
    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    BBC News - Fixing the eurozone

    How much is it going to cost and when do I start paying?
    There is no maximum and you'll start paying (via your taxes) the next time Greece defaults.
    The vegetarian option.

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      #3
      ...That is what is expected of Italy
      Or what? She can suck on the teat of the German taxpayer?

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        #4
        Originally posted by wobbegong View Post
        There is no maximum and you'll start paying (via your taxes) the next time Greece defaults.
        So what if all of northern Europe refuses to pay any tax? You know, a sort of taxpayer revolt?
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by Wat Tyler View Post
          So what if all of northern Europe refuses to pay any tax? You know, a sort of taxpayer revolt?
          ftfy

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            #6
            Originally posted by Churchill View Post
            ftfy
            but don;t be too surprised if something like that kicks off.
            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              but don;t be too surprised if something like that kicks off.
              If something like that was ever going to happen in the UK it would've done already.

              Most of the UK has had any trace of rebellion drained from it. Look at the average intelligence and level of initiative amongst most of the general populace. It's depressing.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Churchill View Post
                If something like that was ever going to happen in the UK it would've done already.

                Most of the UK has had any trace of rebellion drained from it. Look at the average intelligence and level of initiative amongst most of the general populace. It's depressing.
                Ah, but in northern Europe (the bits where we pay the bills) people are getting pretty peeved. Not just about the Eurodebt but about the banking troubles in general, the huge disparities in pay between top and bottom of businesses and a feeling that the middle classes are being bled dry. Mind you, we're all at work all day so we can't really go out and revolt. But if unemployment rises and the middle class start taking the hits, hmm....could be interesting.
                And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                  Ah, but in northern Europe (the bits where we pay the bills) people are getting pretty peeved. Not just about the Eurodebt but about the banking troubles in general, the huge disparities in pay between top and bottom of businesses and a feeling that the middle classes are being bled dry. Mind you, we're all at work all day so we can't really go out and revolt. But if unemployment rises and the middle class start taking the hits, hmm....could be interesting.
                  It could work the other way...

                  "Oi Sven!"

                  "Ya?"

                  "Haf you noticed that the middle-classes have sh!tloads of money and drive nice cars and haf great houses und ve unemployed haf **** all?"

                  "Ya?"

                  "Vell I fancy some of that!"

                  "Ya!"

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
                    It could work the other way...

                    "Oi Sven!"

                    "Ya?"

                    "Haf you noticed that the middle-classes have sh!tloads of money and drive nice cars and haf great houses und ve unemployed haf **** all?"

                    "Ya?"

                    "Vell I fancy some of that!"

                    "Ya!"
                    Could indeed.
                    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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