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Since we are almost in a recession | by imrambi | 2008-03-20 11:48:51 |
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It's not a recession, it's just prices going up | by murphoid | 2008-03-20 12:05:36 |
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Keep telling yourself that. (n/t) | by Didactylos | 2008-03-20 12:08:29 |
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Where's the contraction of the US economy? | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 12:20:36 |
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What areas is it expanding in though? | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 12:44:52 |
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Expansion is irrelevant for a discussion | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 12:48:10 |
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It may be relevant. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 12:51:45 |
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In that case, yes. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:07:49 |
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Therein lies the trouble. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:16:43 |
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Of course. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:20:08 |
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It all depends on where they get their source data | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:22:46 |
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Could just mean, that everybody uses the same | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:40:58 |
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Yeah, but they're also French :P | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:46:00 |
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As if the French loved the States. :P | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:06:28 |
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The US is seen as a entity in and of itself | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 14:10:18 |
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Elaborate, please, with short words, if you can. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:12:42 |
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Economically, the EU operates as a whole | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 14:23:41 |
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This is not quite true, I think. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:35:56 |
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The member states can be very diverse, but | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 14:46:08 |
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by CynicalRyan |
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They aren't forced to export goods into EU states, just because they export them into one of them.
They can't get special economic treatment, of course.
And for certain areas, the member states are free to negotiate their own treatments, particularly in the area of national security. |
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Even national security is tempered | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:03:04 |
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Not all EU members are Schengen members. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:07:42 |
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Yes, but the analogy holds. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:09:31 |
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My point: | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:21:46 |
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yes, you're talking past me :P | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:32:36 |
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Well, I said that my perspective can be skewed. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:36:15 |
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Actually, there are some aspects the US would do | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:38:49 |
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Works both ways. (n/t) | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:52:04 |