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[Olympia5776]

I'm equally shocked and bloody angry at the audacity of that manoevre .
How can theft , and that is what it is , be sactioned like that .
Living here in Ireland and being hit by tax after tax imposed on us by the EU , Troika and the most brutal unsympathetic and ineffective government I have ever seen ,makes me fear that a similar thing could still occur here .
We are being hit for a property tax this year on private houses but the way it is being levied is an embarressing disgrace being implemented at the behest of dark forces outside the country  by the second rate school teachers who govern and  have all but destroyed this wonderful country.
I'm utterly sick of the blood sucking monster called the EU who have no grasp of the real world and the cold bloodied avaricious IMF Troika who are literally destroying peoples lives .
I watch the austerity measures being inflicted on the countries so far and it is almost to the point of being inhumane .
The posturing politicians tell us almost daily that we have turned the corner here and that they are doing a great job that we should kiss their ass for but I see real hardship out there where honest working  families have to decide " do we feed or clothe our children or pay the mortgage " , pensioners on a fixed pension who have no leeway in their disposable income but now have to pay a tax on the roof over their head.
THAT is real hardship and it was all brought on by corrupt megalomaniac politicians , reckless negligent Bankers and unprincipled visionless developers , all in bed with each other. They walk , we pay.
These examples are just the tip of an evergrowing iceberg over here . Once a country is forced to accept austerity measures as a package there is no quick relief from the pain it brings , and it hurts .
And before you all say "well we have the council tax so it's only fair " you don't have to pay the exhorbitant rates of motor tax that historically has been the revenue stream that more than made up for the lack of council tax.
No , I cannot see light at the end of the tunnel on this , there has to be a backlash soon.
Private Frazer was absolutley right " We're all doomed ......"

[Rods2]

About €2bn (£1.7bn) of British deposits in Cyprus will be hit by this legalized theft, by the EU, including many soldiers stationed there. 

Consider it a foretaste of things to come over the next few years and remember these money grabbing leeches are in charge, so ever how much they steal off anybody through legalized robbery, they will still have their large salaries, generous expenses and comfortable inflation proofed pensions. Lork King of the BOE is such an example with his £7m pension pot as a reward for failure, which will give him like all senior BOE officials an inflation proofed pension, this is how confident they are on keeping to their remit of 2% inflation. 

Remember in the private sector your pension pot is limited to £1.25m and if you exceed it you pay 55% tax. One rule for them and one for the plebs. 

[STMO123]

The Cypriot parliament has postponed until Monday a meeting due to be held today. This suggests to me that some horse trading may be necessary before agreement is reached.

[STMO123]

Osbourne has said our government will compensate any government or military personnel working in Cyprus for their losses. The right thing to do, of course, but it means we are paying for a (small) part of the bailout.
Eventually, someone will ask how much it cost. That will be interesting.

[Olympia5776]

Well I'm speechless ........
I just watched the redoubtable Mr George Osborne on the Andrew Marr show and according to him all is blooming in the garden called Britain.
It would seem that he , and his brothers in arms , are doing a simply splendid job of running GB plc. The list of successes he says he is achieving would put the credits at the end of a James Cameron movie to shame , BUT y'all will all have to tighten your belt and pay up as the other boy broke the economy ...........
But never fear , if you are aspirational  then you will be ring fenced in the forthcomming budget .

Anyway , I have to dash , I have an appointment back on Earth.

Bye the way , who is that  snivelling little schoolboy ......Balls , I think he is called.

[STMO123]

Well I'm speechless ........
I just watched the redoubtable Mr George Osborne on the Andrew Marr show and according to him all is blooming in the garden called Britain.
It would seem that he , and his brothers in arms , are doing a simply splendid job of running GB plc. The list of successes he says he is achieving would put the credits at the end of a James Cameron movie to shame , BUT y'all will all have to tighten your belt and pay up as the other boy broke the economy ...........
But never fear , if you are aspirational  then you will be ring fenced in the forthcomming budget .

Anyway , I have to dash , I have an appointment back on Earth.

Bye the way , who is that  snivelling little schoolboy ......Balls , I think he is called.

He's written an article in the sun on Sunday today. Much as it pained me to buy it, I had to. I'm going to take my pills before I read it.

[Kevin Wood]

Bye the way , who is that aptly named snivelling little schoolboy ......Balls , I think he is called.

Fixed that for you.

[STMO123]

If anyone is really worried about our government trying the Cyprus solution over here, don't panic. Withdraw your cash, send it on to me, and I will go and live somewhere nice look after it for you. 

[Rods2]

Is this the real beginning of the end of the Euro? Once the populations lose faith along with businesses and markets, what future does the currency have? This is a very good article in a Cypriot newspaper.

http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_16/03/2013_488221

I expect Osborne is currently, thinking, what a good idea, I will consult Wooster Snr next door and ask Jeeves and see if I should slip it into Tuesday's budget, with all my other terrific measures to bankrupt fix the economy, they probably won't even look up from X-factor notice. A one off deposit tax, I dump on the UK populous from a great height, like a pidgeon and they give me 10% of their bank deposits in return to waste spend on saving the country

[Rods2]

If anyone is really worried about our government trying the Cyprus solution over here, don't panic. Withdraw your cash, send it on to me, and I will go and live somewhere nice look after it for you. 

We know we can trust you where you are from that city of hard work, honesty, integrity and magicians. Now you see it, now you don't. 

[STMO123]

Is this the real beginning of the end of the Euro? Once the populations lose faith along with businesses and markets, what future does the currency have? This is a very good article in a Cypriot newspaper.

http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_16/03/2013_488221

I expect Osborne is currently, thinking, what a good idea, I will consult Wooster Snr next door and ask Jeeves and see if I should slip it into Tuesday's budget, with all my other terrific measures to bankrupt fix the economy, they probably won't even look up from X-factor notice. A one off deposit tax, I dump on the UK populous from a great height, like a pidgeon and they give me 10% of their bank deposits in return to waste spend on saving the country

I have long said, Rods, that the undoing of this whole financial debacle may not have a lot to do with how goverments behave, but how the average Joe changes his behaviour. We, in this country, are outwardly calm, even passive, but I believe that there is an underlying trench mentality. Just this morning I said to my wife 'I'm going to ring the bank and pay off that last loan'. 'On a Sunday?' she said. Yeah, on a Sunday.
I have steadily, over the last few years, paid of all my debts, sometimes leaving us a bit skint. And I will not borrow any more, not in a million years. My mentality has totally changed and, I should imagine, I am not the only one.
It is this mistrust and, yes, fear, that will negate any governments efforts to grow the economy.

It may even be for the best.

[Rods2]

Is this the real beginning of the end of the Euro? Once the populations lose faith along with businesses and markets, what future does the currency have? This is a very good article in a Cypriot newspaper.

http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_16/03/2013_488221

I expect Osborne is currently, thinking, what a good idea, I will consult Wooster Snr next door and ask Jeeves and see if I should slip it into Tuesday's budget, with all my other terrific measures to bankrupt fix the economy, they probably won't even look up from X-factor notice. A one off deposit tax, I dump on the UK populous from a great height, like a pidgeon and they give me 10% of their bank deposits in return to waste spend on saving the country

I have long said, Rods, that the undoing of this whole financial debacle may not have a lot to do with how goverments behave, but how the average Joe changes his behaviour. We, in this country, are outwardly calm, even passive, but I believe that there is an underlying trench mentality. Just this morning I said to my wife 'I'm going to ring the bank and pay off that last loan'. 'On a Sunday?' she said. Yeah, on a Sunday.
I have steadily, over the last few years, paid of all my debts, sometimes leaving us a bit skint. And I will not borrow any more, not in a million years. My mentality has totally changed and, I should imagine, I am not the only one.
It is this mistrust and, yes, fear, that will negate any governments efforts to grow the economy.

It may even be for the best.

I have the same mentality, where I have been hit badly by this recession, I now cut my clothes according to my cloth, and this won't change in the future. Once bitten twice shy. My older brother has always been like this. He paid off his mortgage as quickly as possible, bought rather than rented a shop as soon as he could and spends his money wisely. For the last 15 years he has owed nobody anything. 

[cem_devecioglu]

Russian mafia money in cyprus ?
 
we will see may politicans dead in the oncoming period

[STMO123]

Not surprisingly, the markets have taken it badly this morning.

[feeutfo]

Russian mafia money in cyprus ?
 
we will see may politicans dead in the oncoming period

Ah. Every cloud...

Lets hope the Cypriots get value for money.