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UK likely to leave EU
I really can't believe we've voted for it... and the lies told by the Leave camp are already unwinding. No new money for the NHS, it will likely be needed to guard against the austerity needed by leaving for the next few years. Probably can't keep EU workers from coming into the country.
Pound down against the dollar by 10%. World markets dropping by almost the same amount. The UK economy has lost this morning in value more than 40 years worth of EU contributions. Scotland will likely press to go independent again considering how Remain it voted overall. It's a complete fustercluck  The best equivalent I can really think of is Texas successfully becoming independent from the rest of the US. But that's on a far smaller scale than this here.
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06-24-2016, 02:49 AM
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As someone who does business with folks in London, I for one welcome a cheaper pound...  But seriously, everyone's shocked. I doubt it will stick. EDIT: Holy ****, Cameron Just resigned? Damn, next up, President Trump. |
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06-24-2016, 03:03 AM
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Hopefully this won't come to fruition.
A friend of mine lives in Manchester, and she is really worried about this as her living situation would be a whole lot worse if UK leaves EU. And as this is happening she can't exchange Pounds into NOK as she is visiting Norway in August, she was literally laughed at by the people at the exchange counter. Edit: ... Oh ****... Pound down by 8% Last edited by Candy Kappa; 06-24-2016 at 03:15 AM. |
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06-24-2016, 03:18 AM
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Sometimes I wish I better understood money markets. You know some suit just cashed in huge in the last three hours. |
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06-24-2016, 03:19 AM
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This is going to happen. If they were just going to ignore it, Cameron wouldn't have resigned. |
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06-24-2016, 03:23 AM
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A two percent majority vote is hardly the will of the people.
The map is incredible, literally a split yes/no right across the middle. |
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06-24-2016, 03:26 AM
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So tired of this place
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06-24-2016, 03:32 AM
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Just saying...
 
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06-24-2016, 03:49 AM
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Scotland and Ireland voted to stay, wonder how this will affect the union.
Boris "stole Trump's old toupee" Johnson could replace Cameron... It's like the racist assholes that drags everyone else with them down the gutter wants UK to become a living hell. |
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06-24-2016, 04:42 AM
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Is it really a race war, or a culture war? I see conflicting presentations of race relations in England. We have a sliding scale here, but it's always in the air. The English seem to be more tolerant of skin color, but less so of religion, and immigration just in general.
A dude on Bloomberg was saying that Scotland needs immigrants to sustain its economy, which is why it voted the way it did. |
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06-24-2016, 06:27 AM
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06-24-2016, 06:42 AM
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06-24-2016, 06:43 AM
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Good to know we're not the only nation with voting idiot majorities...
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06-24-2016, 07:55 AM
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I would be OK with skipping paying membership.
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06-24-2016, 11:45 AM
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And despite the idiots who like him and the conservatives who are just gonna hold their noses and vote for him, he's pissed off too many demographics within the Right. |
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06-24-2016, 01:54 PM
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Hilary Clinton is pretty much a lock for the next president, anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.
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06-24-2016, 08:33 PM
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Y'all need Jesus
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You can say a lot of things about Donald Trump, but don't be dumb; Trump is an excellent businessman. That's why he's gotten as far as he has.
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06-24-2016, 09:45 PM
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He's everything people hate about America, and if he were shrunk in the wash, he'd make a great Oompa-Loompa. |
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So Long, Stinktown!
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In fact, there's a very strong argument that Trump would have more money today if he'd just invested his inheritance and not pursued his business ambitions at all. He's a narcissist and a con man whose real business is getting attention, and at that, I'll give you, he's truly talented. But even that has recently cost him quite a bit financially.
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