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DonCoquixote

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2. aye

Reply to CJCRANE (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 04:27 AM

Sep 2014

especially when they kept saying they cannot have the pound. Considering several hundred years of Scotch labor helped make that pound what it was, there seemed to be a lot of Malice, like some old man who yells "You will starve without me!"

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On Scotland voting on whether or not to stay. [View all] DonCoquixote Sep 2014 OP

What was missing from the "No" campaign CJCRANE Sep 2014 #1

aye DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #2

Of course, they can't keep the pound TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #6

Joseph Stiglitz, among many others, disagrees with you: Denzil_DC Sep 2014 #7

No, but a bit over confident in their predictions TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #9

"Imagine being a sovereign state with no ability to print your own money." sibelian Sep 2014 #10

But not working well for PIGS in the EU, is it? TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #11

So they're not stupid, then? Denzil_DC Sep 2014 #12

However, Stiglitz and the ASI are talking about 2 different things muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #13

They're discussing two scenarios, yes. Denzil_DC Sep 2014 #21

Then do not be surprised DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #15

yeah they seemed to harp on and on upon the same issues redruddyred Sep 2014 #4

Precisely. And I keep hearing the old liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #14

Not to mention "Just say naw" DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #16

That attitude DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #17

The American in me is encouraging Scotland ~ "C'Mon, you can do this!!" Justitia Sep 2014 #3

Actually, it's by this time *on Friday* the result will be known muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #5

John Curtice said on the BBC the other day Denzil_DC Sep 2014 #8

mea culpa DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #18

It's all right - I just didn't want DUers saying "where are the results? Where are the results?" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #19

Scotland's admission to the EU is far from guaranteed KamaAina Sep 2014 #20

Spain makes extensive use of Scotland's territorial waters for fishing. Denzil_DC Sep 2014 #22

"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" suffragette Sep 2014 #23