Lambethlad Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Disaster is looming. It's time for Britain to get out of Europe or get dragged down with the sinking ship. When the UK turned its back on its Commonwealth and joined the Common Market it sent thousands of Australian and New Zealand farmers broke. Ever since, British taxpayers have been subsidising the likes of greedy, inefficient French farmers. It took two decades for the growing Asian economies to replace the lost UK trade. Now it looks like the British taxpayer will have to bailout the banana republics of Europe. Greece is bankrupt, Italy, Spain, Portugal and now Austria are virtually bankrupt. Just last week France had its credit rating downgraded so now it will have to pay more to borrow money and will probably eventually join the others. Greece is bankrupt because of its ridiculous early retirement laws. So many Greeks have taken advantage of early retirement there is no money left to pay their pensions. Germany has put in 22.4 billion Euros of hard working German taxpayers money to keep Greece afloat. How much will it cost Britain to keep paying the pensions of those lucky Greeks? In Greece, the likes of trombone players and pastry chefs get to retire as early as 50 on grounds their work causes them late career breathing problems. Hairdressers enjoy the same perk thanks to the dyes and other chemicals they rub into people's scalps. Then there are masseurs at steam baths: they get an early out because prolonged exposure to all that heat and steam is deemed unhealthy. In many other professions classified as "arduous and unhealthy" men can retire at 55, women 50. Maybe Britain will get the karma it created when it betrayed the Commonwealth all those years ago. China is now Australia's biggest trading partner and thanks to the booming Asian economies should be immune from the European woes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I hate the euro, (as a single currency) sorry, but it is was a stupid idea. :dull: The sooner it collapses the better, everything went up in price over night, rounding it all up they said, :arghh: madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest59177 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 *AHEM* I think Gaddafi had a mountain of gold and platinum in European banks. Surely, SOME of it will go into the debt relief fund??? :biggrin: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbidydub Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 *AHEM* I think Gaddafi had a mountain of gold and platinum in European banks. Surely, SOME of it will go into the debt relief fund??? :biggrin: :laugh: I thought George clooney nicked all that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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