Comment Re:so yeah.. (Score 1) 156
A bit depressing knowing that i can barely do anything to stop such thing
You can always vote them out.
Oh, wait...
A bit depressing knowing that i can barely do anything to stop such thing
You can always vote them out.
Oh, wait...
Perhaps the Prime Minister of Greece should use an Iphone to give Time Cook a call.
Well they already have someone cooking the books, so hey, why not the payback time too!
it's not like Greece has a direct migration path. A Greek that wants to sneak into Europe has to cross the land of the vodka people, or try to swim to the south-east part of Italy.
Or take a short walk across the border to
They'll possibly pass laws making it hard for their citizens and companies to do business with Greece or its citizens and companies.
No they won't. The Eurozone is not the EU. The EU does not and can not allow that kind of behaviour among its members. It goes against the whole purpose of the EEC.
Apart from which the Euro isn't really what you'd call strong at this moment.
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He's no idiot. Emigrating means going to live permanently in another country.
You're not an immigrant until you get there.
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You do know that corporation tax isn't a new fangled thing they are planning on bringing in, right?
You make it so that changing something needs substantially more than 50% acceptance. If the vote is close, say between 45%–55%, the law gets sent back to the politicians for revision and revote. Then if it's still close to 50%, status quo reigns. This is how voting works in many specific cases.
I bet the parent poster wishes he'd said that.
Well a Swiss guy would say that. Switzerland is one of the very few countries where the people themselves have a real-time veto on bad laws.
Their votes actually count. They aren't just voting for promises.
Wait, are you saying Spain is less observant of the sabbath that Dixie?
I live in Spain too (though I'm not Spanish) and Jesus is every freaking where. Although to be fair they don't stuff the religion down your throat.
Well, all except the Jehova's Witnesses. I've never seen so many as in Spain.
The same way the public gets them to pass all the other laws
It's a no-lose siituation for Europe then isn't it. If the referendum says stay in, the people have decided to shut the fuck up. If the referendum says get out, then they won't be around any more to bother you. What could possibly go wrong?
What exactly were the complaints about the Firefox interface? It was a tried and tested design and didn't lack any features I needed.
It's only a tool for browsing the Web for God's sake. Who are the people who asked it to do more than that?
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred. -- Superchicken
