The Brexit Thread

[No Excuses]

Farage leaving the U.K. after bamboozling them and ****ing their economy up for at least a decade... man. I don't know how I would feel as a Brit.

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Edited November 27, 2016 by FanboyOf91

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Edited November 27, 2016 by visionary

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[FanboyOf91]

Feeling this is whistling past the graveyard...

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Oh, of course!

 

Edited November 30, 2016 by FanboyOf91

[FrFan]

I blame it on the NWO and the illuminatis

Edited November 30, 2016 by FrFan

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Edited December 1, 2016 by FanboyOf91

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[techboy]

FOUR percent. Wow. I'm pretty sure root canals get higher than 4%. That's amazing. 

 

I actually thought it must be a typo, so I looked it up. It's not.

Edited December 1, 2016 by techboy

[DogofWar1]

David Davis not only has a silly name, but also looks like a somewhat jowlier David Letterman.

 

So many Davs.

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[PeterMP]

"Apparently, the conservative government has now abandoned its plans for further austerity and a balanced budget. It is expected to spend an additional $187 billion over the next five years (roughly 1.0 percent of GDP) to boost the economy and create jobs. According to the NYT, this spending is a direct response to concerns over the plight of working class people who voted for Brexit in large numbers. 

 

This outcome is worth noting, because the boost to the economy from additional spending is likely to be larger than any drag on growth as a result of leaving the European Union. This would mean that the net effect of Brexit on growth would be positive. Of course the UK government could have abandoned its austerity path without Brexit, but probably would not have done so. Given the political context, working class voters who wanted to see more jobs and a stronger welfare state likely made the right vote by supporting Brexit. This doesn't excuse the racist sentiments that motivated many Brexit supporters, but it is important to recognize the economic story here"

 

http://cepr.net/blogs/beat-the-press/the-end-of-austerity-a-brexit-dividend

[FanboyOf91]

That is some tortured political economy logic there, boss.

 

 

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Edited December 2, 2016 by FanboyOf91

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[FrFan]

Austria elected Van der Bellen

[FanboyOf91]

53-47. ?

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