And Ryasnack, if you are seriously worried about population elimination and control - you really need to see a doctor, because you have a bad case of the crazy.
Haha I'm not serious I just threw out 2 extreme ideas, but this brinkmanship in this 2 party system is insane.
you're all overreacting; the most that will happen is that interest rates will rise steeply for everything.
And somewhere in the world, someone finally slapped Rupert Murdoch's hand away from the media panic button.
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437122]you're all overreacting; the most that will happen is that interest rates will rise steeply for everything.[/QUOTE]
And social services checks don't go out, and some members of the military aren't paid. You really can't make this into a small problem.
This would all be a lot easier if everyone in congress wasn't a dick.
[QUOTE=Hap;31437236]This would all be a lot easier if everyone in congress wasn't a dick.[/QUOTE]
Two party system is the problem.
[QUOTE=Hap;31437236]This would all be a lot easier if [B]everyone[/B] in congress wasn't a dick.[/QUOTE]
No, stop this. There isn't an equivalence to be had.
Sorry, I meant "everyone with a red name-tag" in congress is a dick.
[QUOTE=Hap;31437305]Sorry, I meant "everyone with a red name-tag" in congress is a dick.[/QUOTE]
While better, it's a still a bit more nuanced than that. There are indeed Republicans in the Senate who are far more open to compromise and reason than their leaders, but this is not the case in the House.
[QUOTE=Hap;31437305]Sorry, I meant "everyone with a red name-tag" in congress [highlight]is a dick.[/highlight][/QUOTE]
[url=https://plus.google.com/u/0/115231211870293718102/posts/dmVBZS43M2x]I noticed this too,[/url] but someone else wrote it up a bit better-
[quote]Yeah, I think Weiner Tweeted his Boehner. To be Frank, men given a lot of power and too much importance have a hard time keeping their Cox in their pants. So let's take them down a notch. Term limits, no more perks and an end to congressional pensions. Theoretically they are supposed to be working for us.
Update: I just heard Dennis Miller refer to "girthers."
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They forgot to mention Richard Jones
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437122]you're all overreacting; the most that will happen is that interest rates will rise steeply for everything.[/QUOTE]
Half the thread is clearly satire, but it'll still be really bad for all of us. The UK economy will be damaged for sure, too.
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;31437376]While better, it's a still a bit more nuanced than that. There are indeed Republicans in the Senate who are far more open to compromise and reason than their leaders, but this is not the case in the House.[/QUOTE]
I know Boehner and the House are being idiotic right now, but McConnel in particular is just making me sweat rage and my blood boil. Seriously... A filibuster? NOW? We're on the verge of complete economic disaster and you're using A FUCKING FILIBUSTER!?
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[QUOTE=MrEndangered;31437452]Half the thread is clearly satire, but it'll still be really bad for all of us. The UK economy will be damaged for sure, too.[/QUOTE]
The UK economy has little ties with America..
Anyone that produces anything has plenty of ties with the US.
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437481]The UK economy has little ties with America..[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah, I forgot about how we weren't effected by the banking crisis at all. it's not like we have billions invested in US banks or anything. We don't trade with America one bit. We do all our trading with Morocco.
Remember when I say 'damaged', I mean we might fall into recession again with a slower recovery (Than the already slow one we have now)
[QUOTE=Hap;31437496]Anyone that produces anything has plenty of ties with the US.[/QUOTE]
The UK produces next to nothing.
[editline]31st July 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;31437502]Oh yeah, I forgot about how we weren't effected by the banking crisis at all. it's not like we have billions invested in US banks or anything.[/QUOTE]
Europe and America entirely different markets, what are you talking about? It can't be damaged at all, nevermind another recession..
Almost 50% of our exports are to the EU, while only around 8-10% to the USA.
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437507]The UK produces next to nothing.
[editline]31st July 2011[/editline]
Europe and America entirely different markets, what are you talking about?[/QUOTE]
Lots of companies from America have invested in Europe and vice versa.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;31437477]I know Boehner and the House are being idiotic right now, but McConnel in particular is just making me sweat rage and my blood boil. Seriously... A filibuster? NOW? We're on the verge of complete economic disaster and you're using A FUCKING FILIBUSTER!?
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When I said leaders I meant both House and Senate leaders.
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;31437572]When I said leaders I meant both House and Senate leaders.[/QUOTE]
I realize that, I'm just pointing out that I personally am much more pissed at McConnell than Boehner right now... Both are fucking up, although they're CLAIMING things are improving a bit...
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437507]The UK produces next to nothing.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, we export 'nothing':
[img]http://i.cubeupload.com/W5YQvO.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437507]Europe and America entirely different markets, what are you talking about? It can't be damaged at all, nevermind another recession..[/QUOTE]
We aren't even in the Eurozone, we just trade with it. What, you don't think Germany trades with the USA too? Practically every country on Earth trades with the US. But it's not product we're worried about (Although it will drop if the US doesn't fix their shit) it's investment. The US has a lot of investment in the UK, and vise versa. That's in the tune of billions and trillions, not pennies.
WOW! I knew medicine monopolies sold a lot, but not £17bn, that's kinda wicked.
[QUOTE=thejunglecat;31425487]except canada currently has a conservative majority government. move to Scandinavia instead.[/QUOTE]
we have hot european chicks and skiing
ever tried fucking a bitch while going down the most badass slope around? if you have your neck is probably broken
come to scandinavia
I said next to nothing, way to ignore specific words in my post to alter the meaning. China exports more than $US320 whereas UK exports £200. It's tiny in comparison. The figures are old as well, they've fallen dramatically whereas China has done nothing but grow.
Because UK is a small country, compared to China?
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437784]I said next to nothing, way to ignore specific words in my post to alter the meaning. China exports more than $US320 whereas UK exports £200. It's tiny in comparison. The figures are old as well, they've fallen dramatically whereas China has done nothing but grow.[/QUOTE]
clutching at straws
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437784]I said next to nothing, way to ignore specific words in my post to alter the meaning. China exports more than $US320 whereas UK exports £200. It's tiny in comparison. The figures are old as well, they've fallen dramatically whereas China has done nothing but grow.[/QUOTE]
I wasn't aware that billions of dollars in goods was "next to nothing".
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437784]I said next to nothing, way to ignore specific words in my post to alter the meaning. China exports more than $US320 whereas UK exports £200. It's tiny in comparison. The figures are old as well, they've fallen dramatically whereas China has done nothing but grow.[/QUOTE]
"Tiny in comparison" is still [b]hundreds of billions of dollars[/b]. You don't seem to be grasping that.
[QUOTE=AngryChairR;31437784]I said next to nothing, way to ignore specific words in my post to alter the meaning. China exports more than $US320 whereas UK exports £200. It's tiny in comparison. The figures are old as well, they've fallen dramatically whereas China has done nothing but grow.[/QUOTE]
The figures are from 2009/2010. That's... old? We're halfway in 2011, and the economy has grown by 0.2%. Grown. The UK has the 6th largest economy. The 6th. We have trillions in UK/US investment that would be affected by the US credit crisis. The shockwaves would cause market panic, and the UK is a HUGE player in the markets. The 2nd largest.
So the second largest investment banking country will not be affected by the worlds largest investing banking sector??
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