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2010-05-03 Economy

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-05-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ION INDIA VISION > FOOTBALL GOALS CAUSE HALF-A-MILYUHN CAR ACCIDENTS [as per Soccer Fans].

Don't think we can blame BABES = WOMEN-DRIVERS-USING-LIPSTICK-N-CELL-PHONES on this one.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-05-03 01:04|| 2010-05-03 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Your UK-EURO CAR wants Jihad???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-05-03 01:05|| 2010-05-03 01:05|| Front Page Top

#3 The chart looks like 'Systemic Risk' to me.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-03 01:28|| 2010-05-03 01:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Italy and Spain go Tango Uniform and France goes teetering.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-05-03 02:41|| 2010-05-03 02:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I can see that Germany, France, and Britain are the ones getting to fund this European Union "economic adventure" in a BIG way. These basket-case countries owe France and Germany a helluva lot more than they owe each other!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-05-03 03:46|| 2010-05-03 03:46|| Front Page Top

#6 So, when do they run out of money for Paleosimians?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-05-03 04:45|| 2010-05-03 04:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Seems like these economies are trying to pay off one credit card with another credit card. Eventually, this catches up with you. These shaky countries probably have links with the U.S., Japan, China, etc.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-03 09:38|| 2010-05-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Man, if Germany or France gets in real trouble this whole thing is gonna come down like a house of cards in a tornado.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-05-03 09:38|| 2010-05-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#9 The real winner in all this is Putin. Zero exposure to the PIGS, and ready to divide and conquer, with pipelines, a weakened and increasingly strained European energy market.

Posted by lex 2010-05-03 09:48|| 2010-05-03 09:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Right on Lex!. Look at GNP debt percentage as well and you will see Russia is one of a few in the black. Greece is 13% while ours is 16% of GNP.

Posted by Dale 2010-05-03 10:15|| 2010-05-03 10:15|| Front Page Top

#11 Greece will make massive cuts in the country's bloated public sector, which makes up roughly a third of the workforce. A public sector pay freeze was extended until 2014 and treasured holiday bonuses will be scrapped for many employees. Pensions will also be cut. Drudge post.

Will be showing at a theater in your neighborhood soon.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-03 10:18|| 2010-05-03 10:18|| Front Page Top

#12 Ha, stupid Euro's. they knew what losers these Med countries were and , being PC to the ultimae degree were unable to realize that dirtbag debtors remaim dirtbag debtors no matter what the PC world "feels" that they should be called. Good luck you freaks, welcome to Putins world

Posted by 746 2010-05-03 10:42|| 2010-05-03 10:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Pensions will also be cut. Drudge post. Will be showing at a theater in your neighborhood soon. Posted by JohnQC

All in keeping with Barry's 'needs based' social justice programs.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-03 11:23|| 2010-05-03 11:23|| Front Page Top

#14 Russia's government and social services, education, health care etc are a shambles. The point is that Putin and his fellow thieves are piling up surpluses and will do so as long as oil's north of $40/bbl.

They're adept at two things: looting the state and playing the pipeline card against their neighbors. Europe, esp Germany, is desperate to appease them.

Posted by lex 2010-05-03 15:07|| 2010-05-03 15:07|| Front Page Top

#15 Looting the state? Holding up others over oil? Seems like there is a lot of that going on these days.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-05-03 15:50|| 2010-05-03 15:50|| Front Page Top

#16 Looting the state? Holding up others over oil? Seems like there is a lot of that going on these days

Oligarchy is the spirit of our age. The alliance between politicos and asset-stripping / arbitraging gazillionaires knows no boundaries.

Posted by lex 2010-05-03 16:39|| 2010-05-03 16:39|| Front Page Top

#17 The rent seekers will make sure they are protected and we are still slaves.

Next stop for the proles, the realisation of their serfdom.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-05-03 19:44|| 2010-05-03 19:44|| Front Page Top

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