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  • elsergiovolador
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    I imagine in few months time a lot of art, jewellery and antiques from the era where failed painter could influence masses will be popping up on ebay or other sites (and until then people were absolutely sure their grandpa didn't have anything hidden in the basement and there is nothing to return).

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Germany literally can't afford to have a recession, as they will be bailing out Italy, Spain, Greece, and other EU countries when these have their recessions, and they won't have any help from the UK!
    Let's wait and see shall we? Southern states will do a Greece, everyone here knows it.

    Household debt amongst UK citizens is far greater than that amongst German citizens. Turns out the British love to spend their income on tat from China. Let us hope the lesson from all of this results in manufacturing investment in the UK, it is badly needed.


    List of countries by household debt

    household debt, loans and debt securities as % of GDP

    Germany 53.59

    UK 87.19 - UK citizens borrowed more from the future than most, which means there's further to fall come the correction.
    Last edited by scooterscot; 30 April 2020, 11:59.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Germany literally can't afford to have a recession, as they will be bailing out Italy, Spain, Greece, and other EU countries when these have their recessions, and they won't have any help from the UK!
    No they won't, anyway, lets wait for 19th May

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  • OwlHoot
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    Germany literally can't afford to have a recession, as they will be bailing out Italy, Spain, Greece, and other EU countries when these have their recessions, and they won't have any help from the UK!

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
    Dim seems, like many British people, to have an obsession with Germany. It's quite strange that he doesn't mention that both France and Italy have now officially entered a recession. Sad really
    Was saving that gem for the next post...

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  • darmstadt
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    Dim seems, like many British people, to have an obsession with Germany. It's quite strange that he doesn't mention that both France and Italy have now officially entered a recession. Sad really

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Hey don't shoot the messenger, I'm just pointing out the German economy has collapsed, food banks, poverty, hunger...

    Coronavirus crisis: Hunger and malnutrition spread in Germany - World Socialist Web Site

    Sounds a terrible place.
    The World Socialist Website? Really.

    Yup Germany is a terrible place. Much worse than the UK.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I would define cretinism as making a post about the obvious. Is there any country in your fantasy universe that has falling unemployment?

    Jeez sometimes the stupidity of the cretins is mind-boggling.
    Hey don't shoot the messenger, I'm just pointing out the German economy has collapsed, food banks, poverty, hunger...

    Coronavirus crisis: Hunger and malnutrition spread in Germany - World Socialist Web Site

    Sounds a terrible place.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Much better to have an economy based on money laundering and services to tax exiles after all....
    Like Switzerland?

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  • BR14
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    The wankstain is back.
    in your case i doubt it ever goes away

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by BR14 View Post
    nah, the cretinism is chronic and progressive.
    The wankstain is back.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Are you sure you had Covid and not another bout of Cretinism?
    I would define cretinism as making a post about the obvious. Is there any country in your fantasy universe that has falling unemployment?

    Jeez sometimes the stupidity of the cretins is mind-boggling.

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  • BR14
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Are you sure you had Covid and not another bout of Cretinism?
    nah, the cretinism is chronic and progressive.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    That's the spirit!

    Repeat after me:

    UK unemployment is falling!
    The Covid death rate is the lowest in the world!
    All hail our prefect leader Boris!
    Are you sure you had Covid and not another bout of Cretinism?

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    German unemployment surges in April as Covid-19 takes its toll | Sharecast.com



    Much better to have an economy based on money laundering and services to tax exiles after all....
    That's the spirit!

    Repeat after me:

    UK unemployment is falling!
    The Covid death rate is the lowest in the world!
    All hail our prefect leader Boris!

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