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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon I watch and read media from both sides, but my favs are The Economist, Bizweek, the FT, WSJ, and...Vanity Fair. I watch several news programmes, |
Then why are you so woefully uniformed?
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon the EU banned the import of bananas from one country ...
...because they didn't meet size requirements. |
Pre-existing trade pacts and quality control as well as labor right sin the country of origin all play a roll in these decisions, but you sound just like the typical SUN reader to who a headline 'Continentals want to ban our snags' is true and powerful . . . despite not having three verifiable sources
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon Market system and free trade? |
Great, isn't it?!
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon Ireland guarantees deposits for Irish banks but not for banks of other countries, |
Umm, the problem with that is . . . what exactly?
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon the UK was going to invoke the anti-terror law against Iceland |
In terms of freezing bank accounts - the problem is . . . ?
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon pandies to Russia |
I will presume you mean 'panders' . . . to a certain extent yes, like the US to Saudi and the rest . . . but t enough to not threaten sanctions
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon I never liked the EU. Free trade based on its definition of that term. |
I'm sure the feeling is mutual. 1 to 300 million, I guess . . . Free trade is what it is - no country in the world practices free trade in its purest sense . . . name one.