Big Trouble Ahead

Corsendonk · 19-06-2011 07:08PM

I in 4 greeks don't pay tax at all, tax dodging seems to be the national past time.

mikom · 19-06-2011 07:10PM

Corsendonk wrote: »

I in 4 greeks don't pay tax at all, tax dodging seems to be the national past time.

"It isn't the Greeks, it's the Chinese he's after."

goat2 · 19-06-2011 07:11PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Greece are likely to default which will have major ripples here and across the world, this is a another Lehmans in the making.
Wanna see what happens when Greece defaults :http://www.cnbc.com/id/43425042

Excuse me if i sound thick, but what will it mean to us if greece go down, a few nights ago on one of the english news channels, they were saying if we go down, it will have big implications for great britain, but what will it really mean to us if greece default

DERICKOO · 19-06-2011 07:13PM

Corsendonk wrote: »

I in 4 greeks don't pay tax at all, tax dodging seems to be the national past time.

If you vote for me i will give you a job in the local council sweeping the roads and you can retire at 60 how,s that.

Can I have one tooo.

Radharc na Sleibhte · 19-06-2011 07:14PM

Wont interest rates go through the fcuking roof?

galwayrush · 19-06-2011 07:15PM

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

Wont interest rates go through the fcuking roof?

That will mean **** all if no one can afford to pay them.

Biggins · 19-06-2011 07:16PM

Corsendonk wrote: »

I in 4 greeks don't pay tax at all, tax dodging seems to be the national past time.

Aaa' well, the tax collectors must have slipped up there in Greece!

galwayrush · 19-06-2011 07:18PM

Biggins wrote: »

Aaa' well, the tax collectors must have slipped up there in Greece!

I'll pass you yer coat.........:pac::pac:
The slippery path to a Greek tragedy.

Corsendonk · 19-06-2011 07:21PM

DERICKOO wrote: »

If you vote for me i will give you a job in the local council sweeping the roads and you can retire at 60 how,s that.

Can I have one tooo.

That sums up the greek economy.

Meanwhile back at the ranch the Chinese have their own problems with inflation increasing and state officials starting to get too greedy

BBC News Website

Thousands of corrupt Chinese government officials have stolen more than $120bn (£74bn) and fled overseas, mainly to the US, according to a report released by China's central bank.

Between 16,000 and 18,000 officials and employees of state-owned companies left China with the funds from the mid-1990s up until 2008.

The officials used offshore bank accounts to smuggle the funds, according to the study posted on the People's Bank of China website this week but which has since been removed.

It said the officials smuggled about 800 billion yuan into the US, Australia, Canada and Holland through offshore bank accounts or investments, like property or collectables.

The stolen funds were covered up by disguising them as business transactions by establishing private companies to receive the money transfers.

The study said corruption inside China was severe enough to threaten the nation's economic and political stability.

JustAddWater · 19-06-2011 07:22PM

I dont care so long as I can have a go at the Greeks!

They invented gayness

galwayrush · 19-06-2011 07:26PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

I dont care so long as I can have a go at the Greeks!

They invented gayness

You don't need to go that far if you want a go at someone gay.:D

stimpson · 19-06-2011 07:26PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

I dont care so long as I can have a go at the Greeks!

They invented gayness

Damn. Beaten to it.

Feckin Greeks.

Biggins · 19-06-2011 07:26PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

I dont care so long as I can have a go at the Greeks!

They invented gayness

Wot?
Before or after tea time?

Richard tea · 19-06-2011 07:29PM

I really dont see what the big fuss is about. Sure didnt we vote yes to the Lisbon treaty..........the job are coming:)

greendom · 19-06-2011 07:34PM

goat2 wrote: »

Excuse me if i sound thick, but what will it mean to us if greece go down, a few nights ago on one of the english news channels, they were saying if we go down, it will have big implications for great britain, but what will it really mean to us if greece default

Well I'm no expert but I would imagine that eventually we would have to default too as when we wanted our next bailout Europe would no longer be able to afford it.

It would affect the European economy and could cause a big hole in our export market - the one thing showing signs of promise at the moment.

Another crisis in the World money market would cause massive instability and major banks could fail. Apart from that not much of an impact at all. We'd barely notice it to be honest

Fremen · 19-06-2011 07:34PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ceasefire-between-germany-and-ecb-has-expired-greek-compromise-plan-now-table

Looks like the Greek situation is going to cause havoc.

Aren't you the guy that was claiming last year that the Icelandic supervolcano Katla was going to erupt and kill us all within a matter of months?

goat2 · 19-06-2011 07:41PM

Fremen wrote: »

Aren't you the guy that was claiming last year that the Icelandic supervolcano Katla was going to erupt and kill us all within a matter of months?

what dont kill you,,, makes you stronger

Solnskaya · 19-06-2011 08:58PM

goat2 wrote: »

what dont kill you,,, makes you stronger

What about Herpes?

(I think he was the Greek god of STD's.)

biko · 19-06-2011 08:59PM

In other news, embedding youtube videos can give you prison
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110601/01515014500/senators-want-to-put-people-jail-embedding-youtube-videos.shtml

galwayrush · 19-06-2011 09:01PM

biko wrote: »

In other news, embedding youtube videos can give you prison
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110601/01515014500/senators-want-to-put-people-jail-embedding-youtube-videos.shtml

****, now that is a serious issue.

Biggins · 19-06-2011 09:13PM

Richard tea wrote: »

I really dont see what the big fuss is about. Sure didnt we vote yes to the Lisbon treaty..........the job are coming:)

Stop reading from the FF joke book!
You will go blind looking at that thing!

Le_Dieux · 19-06-2011 09:54PM

swordofislam wrote: »

Islamic finance is the way to go. That's why every single Muslim country is mad rich.

Why the hell does religion have to brought into everything?? ****, can You people NOT let it go!!!

Oh, and Yemen is mad rich??? If it's so mad rich, go live there, and take your beliefs with you

phasers · 19-06-2011 09:58PM

I blame the French and the Germans

Amhran Nua · 19-06-2011 10:02PM

goat2 wrote: »

Excuse me if i sound thick, but what will it mean to us if greece go down

I wouldn't worry about it.

Some are saying it means we won't be able to borrow from the markets, well so what, we can't borrow anyway.

Others are saying the euro will collapse, well so what, those jackals are angling for state assets as security on their highly profitable loans, since we wouldn't cut the corporation tax. The free trade area will survive just fine.

Some are saying we won't get any more money from Europe if Greece defaults, well so what, the government spends too much anyway, you get recession level pay in a recession level economy, welcome to the downslope of benchmarking. Time to cut left and right.

Greece very much made its own bed by lying to get into the euro, then trying to hide those lies over the last ten years; it's closer to a third world country than a modern European nation.

Our big problem right now is that the rest of Europe is trying to lump us in with Greece as feckless wasters - bottom line is we were doing alright, up until FF saddled us with the bank debts, which do not belong to the Irish taxpayer. Take away the bank debt again and we'd be in pretty decent shape, although still spending too much.

Its a mess from top to bottom, but I don't think Greece getting its just desserts will have much of a knock on effect for us here.

cml387 · 19-06-2011 10:05PM

Amhran Nua wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it.

Some are saying it means we won't be able to borrow from the markets, well so what, we can't borrow anyway.

Others are saying the euro will collapse, well so what, those jackals are angling for state assets as security on their highly profitable loans, since we wouldn't cut the corporation tax. The free trade area will survive just fine.

Some are saying we won't get any more money from Europe if Greece defaults, well so what, the government spends too much anyway, you get recession level pay in a recession level economy, welcome to the downslope of benchmarking. Time to cut left and right.

Greece very much made its own bed by lying to get into the euro, then trying to hide those lies over the last ten years; it's closer to a third world country than a modern European nation.

Our big problem right now is that the rest of Europe is trying to lump us in with Greece as feckless wasters - bottom line is we were doing alright, up until FF saddled us with the bank debts, which do not belong to the Irish taxpayer. Take away the bank debt again and we'd be in pretty decent shape, although still spending too much.

Its a mess from top to bottom, but I don't think Greece getting its just desserts will have much of a knock on effect for us here.

I wish that was true.If you can find any article on "Greek Debt Crisis"
which doesn't mention us somewhere I'd be surprised.
Perception is reality,as they say,and we are lumped in with them.
No good will come of this.Jonjo may be right this time.

DERICKOO · 19-06-2011 10:10PM

phasers wrote: »

I blame the French and the Germans

phasers how in hell did you get to 13000 posts saying that.:eek:

Amhran Nua · 19-06-2011 10:13PM

cml387 wrote: »

I wish that was true.If you can find any article on "Greek Debt Crisis"
which doesn't mention us somewhere I'd be surprised.
Perception is reality,as they say,and we are lumped in with them.
No good will come of this.Jonjo may be right this time.

The ECB is pumping that line out as hard as they can, the same boyos who started putting about rumours about bank runs to force Ireland to take the bailout, including our very own Central Bank governor who turned coat on his country to join his real paymasters. Banks only want to make sure they get their money back, and don't much care who pays it.

For myself, I'm calling bs on it.

cml387 · 19-06-2011 10:16PM

Amhran Nua wrote: »

The ECB is pumping that line out as hard as they can, the same boyos who started putting about rumours about bank runs to force Ireland to take the bailout, including our very own Central Bank governor who turned coat on his country to join his real paymasters. Banks only want to make sure they get their money back, and don't much care who pays it.

For myself, I'm calling bs on it.

Banks tend to want their money back.That's the funny thing with banks.

Grimreaper666 · 19-06-2011 10:27PM

It's only a matter of time before the Euro goes belly up and i'd be a lot happier to have my money in Sterling, Canadian dollar or Norwegian Kroner.

Uriel. · 19-06-2011 10:29PM

Best to stock up on the feta

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