Rob W 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there Edited May 16, 2011 by Rob W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there Innocent until proven guilty Robster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there The things you say. You're unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4270 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Just read the alleged story - gross stupidity aside, you have to wonder how many times he's tried and/or succeeded doing the same thing in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there The things you say. You're unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 It is much dirtier politics than in the UK. The Clearstream scandal was ridiculous, then there was the one with the heiress of L'Oreal, the president and brown envelopes. The take on events here is that trying to rape some bird in a hotel then legging it is not the sort of thing you'd expect from one of the world's most powerful and intelligent men. UMP plot according to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordPlay 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Bad news for him if proven guilty. His fall from grace will be dramatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41395 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there The things you say. You're unbelievable. Purple prose Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10490 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Alex's jape is the only good thing in this thread. And I include my input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4270 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 You have to give it to the French - their politicians are in a different league to ours - no petty expenses scandal or trying to avoid points on your licence there The things you say. You're unbelievable. Purple prose Alex Fucking hell - I've only just got it - I blame monday mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 not bad for a Monday morning from the young'un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 IMF Says US Must Raise All Taxes, Cut All Entitlements By 35% To Contain Future Budget Tyler Durden's picture Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/04/2011 10:35 -0400 Baseline Scenario International Monetary Fund In what is either a delayed April Fool's report, or its latest exercise in rhetoric the IMF asks the humorous question: "An Analysis of U.S. Fiscal and Generational Imbalances: Who Will Pay and How?" The obvious answer is naturally the Fed. The unobvious answer, according to the IMF, is the impossible: a slashing all of USSA's entitlement benefits by a whopping 35% combined with a hike in all tax rates. From the IMF: "This paper updates existing measures of the U.S. fiscal gap to include federal laws up to and including the mid-December 2010 federal fiscal stimulus. It then applies the methodology of generational accounting to establish how the burden of adjustment required to attain fiscal sustainability is shared across generations. We find that the U.S. fiscal and generational imbalances are large under plausible parametric assumptions, and, while not much affected by the financial crisis, they have not improved much by the passing of the Final Healthcare Legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 8753 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 So one bloke tries to poke a maid and "the markets" wobble (Dollar rises against Euro when it had been falling), costing severe amounts of money all over the place. Just shows the whole financial system is absurd. These global debts are NEVER going to be paid off EVER, it's not real money, write them off FFS !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29573 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I have a feeling that some of the bond holders may disagree with you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 8753 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I have a feeling that some of the bond holders may disagree with you there. Tough shit. A few (relatively) get burned for the benefit of millions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Threaten America (IMF) suddenly the leader is in all sorts of bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29573 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I have a feeling that some of the bond holders may disagree with you there. Tough shit. A few (relatively) get burned for the benefit of millions There could be a role for you in the IMF becoming vacant pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I have a feeling that some of the bond holders may disagree with you there. Tough shit. A few (relatively) get burned for the benefit of millions Millions? Certainly not anyone holding pensions, having cash in a bank account, or indeed any kind of currency on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I have a feeling that some of the bond holders may disagree with you there. Tough shit. A few (relatively) get burned for the benefit of millions Millions? Certainly not anyone holding pensions, having cash in a bank account, or indeed any kind of currency on them. Parky's OK - he's got rid of all his money as its worthless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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