Tibbermoresaint Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Malky3 said: I don't agree with today's Bin Men and Dinner Ladies funding tomorrows bankers and doctors. To me that isn't common sense. I actually think that the English system, which is essentially a graduate tax makes far more sense. The Scottish system means that we have to educate other Europeans who will never contribute to the Scottish tax take for free. It's actually a crazy idea. There's also no such thing as free prescriptions. They all have to be paid for even if it is indirectly through taxation. The money that the SNP put into this scheme which granted free prescriptions to the middle and upper classes - those on benefits were enjoying not paying for their prescriptions long before the SNP came into office - has diverted funds out of patient care and our of the NHS. Neither of those moves were common sense. They were a shameless attempt to buy middle class votes. I can't argue with you regarding public sector redundancies cause I know nothing about them either North or South of the border. I'd argue that successive UK Governments have also viewed immigration as a good thing. It's the respective electorates who aren't so enlightened and I can tell you now the population of Scotland is no more open armed to "settlers" then those of our counterparts across the rest of the UK. And violent crime should always be dealt with as a criminal problem. I know the SNP are soft on crime but I don't think even they would treat a mass murderer to private healthcare rather than a prison sentence. None of this has anything to do with Independence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: 5 hours ago, Malky3 said: The UK retained a veto and kept our own fiscal levers. This allowed us to escape the worst effects of the 2008 banking crisis in a way that Iceland and Ireland couldn't. We were even able to help bail out the Irish economy by borrowing cheaply and lending to Ireland at a profit. Iceland and Ireland are now doing better than the UK. Rubbish! Their economies, which tanked after the banking crisis, are now growing at a quicker rate but that doesn't mean they are doing better than the UK - which is still the worlds fifth richest economy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tibbermoresaint said: None of this has anything to do with Independence. I'm responding to another poster. I know the Scottish Education system left you disadvantaged somewhat, but please try to keep up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Malky3 said: Rubbish! Their economies, which tanked after the banking crisis, are now growing at a quicker rate but that doesn't mean they are doing better than the UK - which is still the worlds fifth richest economy. Have a quick peek at GDP per capita figures. 1 minute ago, Malky3 said: I'm responding to another poster. I know the Scottish Education system left you disadvantaged somewhat, but please try to keep up. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, Tibbermoresaint said: Have a quick peek at GDP per capita figures. I did. I also looked at Unemployment figures. I don't think there is much about Ireland that I'd want Scotland to copy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Malky3 said: I did. I also looked at Unemployment figures. I don't think there is much about Ireland that I'd want Scotland to copy. So how does Ireland's GDP per capita compare to ours? Edited July 30, 2019 by Tibbermoresaint Spelling -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Rubbish! Their economies, which tanked after the banking crisis, are now growing at a quicker rate but that doesn't mean they are doing better than the UK - which is still the worlds fifth richest economy. Iceland GDP per capita $67,500Ireland GDP per capita $76,098UK GDP per capita $44,177You're living in the past. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Just now, Malky3 said: I did. I also looked at Unemployment figures. I don't think there is much about Ireland that I'd want Scotland to copy. BIG team found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Double Jack D said: I'm not sure this is 100% factual. It's 100% not factual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Antlion Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Baxter Parp said: Has anyone tried to point this out to Professor Lickspittle or did the line break down when they tried? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinMagyar Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Rubbish! Their economies, which tanked after the banking crisis, are now growing at a quicker rate but that doesn't mean they are doing better than the UK - which is still the worlds fifth richest economy. The average unemployed Irish resident is a little better off financially than millions of 'employed' British residents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 11 hours ago, TheScarf said: I like how no voters here and Tories down south always trot out the line 'Scotland had it's chance and wanted to keep the Union'. As if absolutely nothing has happened/changed in UK or European politics in the last half decade. Utter fucking simpletons, and I can't stress that enough. The logic of people requiring immediate lobotomies. Are you saying that people A, can change their mind and B, may have realised they were lied too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor von Doom Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 With any luck, there won't need to be an "Indy Ref 2". The English will see sense - yeah, I know: that'd be a first - get fed up with the whining and the "Waaaaah! I want! Not fair!" scheidt and tell Scotand to get tae f***, repatriating all Scots north of the border and building a wall. Then the English could repatriate all Scousers to Dublin, which would lessen the whining from that direction too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I'm responding to another poster. I know the Scottish Education system left you disadvantaged somewhat, but please try to keep up. f**k sake mate. You're a bit simple 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, DublinMagyar said: The average unemployed Irish resident is a little better off financially than millions of 'employed' British residents. Really? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Day of the Lords said: Probably. He was doing ok for a while but has devolved into dribbling Yoon nonsense I dunno, I think this guy might be posting from his HD ready house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 The UK retained a veto and kept our own fiscal levers. This allowed us to escape the worst effects of the 2008 banking crisis in a way that Iceland and Ireland couldn't. We were even able to help bail out the Irish economy by borrowing cheaply and lending to Ireland at a profit. We bailed out the bits that affected us. By your logic the UK is really shite as it had to have its banks bailed out by the Americans to the tune of hundreds of billions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 6 hours ago, GAD said: I dunno, I think this guy might be posting from his HD ready house. Hmmm. No racism (yet). Plenty of self-loathing cringe though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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