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Postby Glasgia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:40 am

New Zepuha wrote:I mean all they'd get is a 50 pound fine for libel....


If I did do it, I'd do it on the principle not on the actual punishment.
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Postby Oneracon » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:06 am

New Zepuha wrote:I mean all they'd get is a 50 pound fine for libel....

Out of curiosity, where did you get that figure from?
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Postby New Bierstaat » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:23 am

New Zepuha wrote:I mean all they'd get is a 50 pound fine for libel....

50 pounds of what?

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Postby The IASM » Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:54 pm

New Bierstaat wrote:
New Zepuha wrote:I mean all they'd get is a 50 pound fine for libel....

50 pounds of what?

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Currency...
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Postby Regnum Dominae » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:01 pm

New Bierstaat wrote:
New Zepuha wrote:I mean all they'd get is a 50 pound fine for libel....

50 pounds of what?

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Image
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Lebanese pounds. *nod*
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:10 pm

Here's a crazy idea for you people: We should return to the gold standard.
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Postby Regnum Dominae » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:14 pm

Beta Test wrote:Here's a crazy idea for you people: We should return to the gold standard.

how I feel about this idea
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Postby Ainin » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:25 pm

Regnum Dominae wrote:
Beta Test wrote:Here's a crazy idea for you people: We should return to the gold standard.

how I feel about this idea

Seconded.
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Postby The Nihilistic view » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:26 pm

Regnum Dominae wrote:
Beta Test wrote:Here's a crazy idea for you people: We should return to the gold standard.

how I feel about this idea



how I feel about this Video.
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:27 pm

Okay then if your that opposed to it elaborate.
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Postby The Liberated Territories » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:20 pm

Beta Test wrote:Here's a crazy idea for you people: We should return to the gold standard.


Unfamiliar.

But I like sparkly minerals.
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Postby Haelunor » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:25 pm

No to gold standard. I hope we are not seriously considering this.
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:27 pm

Haelunor wrote:No to gold standard. I hope we are not seriously considering this.

Nah, I just brought it up because I've been reading about alternative currencies.
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Postby Haelunor » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:29 pm

Good, I was afraid we were going to try to take on the US Federal Reserve and lose.
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Postby Ainin » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:29 pm

Beta Test wrote:Okay then if your that opposed to it elaborate.

From this post forward.
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Haelunor
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Postby Haelunor » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:34 pm

Oh boy, now we are going to start fighting about Keynesian Economics and someone's going to lose their life savings in a banking crash.
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:36 pm

Haelunor wrote:Good, I was afraid we were going to try to take on the US Federal Reserve and lose.

That being said, the Federal Reserve is broken and should be replaced by a proper central bank.
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Postby Regnum Dominae » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:20 pm

Beta Test wrote:
Haelunor wrote:Good, I was afraid we were going to try to take on the US Federal Reserve and lose.

That being said, the Federal Reserve is broken and should be replaced by a proper central bank.

How is it broken?
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:54 pm

Regnum Dominae wrote:
Beta Test wrote:That being said, the Federal Reserve is broken and should be replaced by a proper central bank.

How is it broken?

It's run by private banks.
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Postby The Nihilistic view » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:58 pm

Who then become secretary's of state.
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:59 pm

The Nihilistic view wrote:Who then become secretary's of state.

John Kerry? Hillary Clinton?
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Postby The Nihilistic view » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:06 pm

Beta Test wrote:
The Nihilistic view wrote:Who then become secretary's of state.

John Kerry? Hillary Clinton?


By secretary's I mean secretary of anything. Cos that's what they are, secretary's of the state.

I was actually pointing to this guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_M._Paulson
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Postby Beta Test » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:09 pm

The Nihilistic view wrote:
Beta Test wrote:John Kerry? Hillary Clinton?


By secretary's I mean secretary of anything. Cos that's what they are, secretary's of the state.

I was actually pointing to this guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_M._Paulson

Ah yuck. He's part of the reason the economy collapsed.
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Postby The Nihilistic view » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:10 pm

Beta Test wrote:
The Nihilistic view wrote:
By secretary's I mean secretary of anything. Cos that's what they are, secretary's of the state.

I was actually pointing to this guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_M._Paulson

Ah yuck. He's part of the reason the economy collapsed.


Mind you, we have Lord Boris Johnson in charge of our treasury! :p
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Postby Geilinor » Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:14 pm

Beta Test wrote:
Regnum Dominae wrote:How is it broken?

It's run by private banks.

It has both public and private aspects. Not exactly "run" by the private sector, but with a private component.
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