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[martinuzz]

Everything is USA fault, always blame USA, god dammit USA why did you kill the Romans

The USA is not the USA's fault, we have the British to blame for that

[Sergarr]

Everything is USA fault, always blame USA, god dammit USA why did you kill the Romans

The USA is not the USA's fault, we have the British to blame for that

And French, don't forget French. They've supported their revolution, after all...

[Descan]

Even if you can't blame the USA on the French, you CAN blame the Quebecois on the French, and that's just as bad. :V

[Loud Whispers]

Everything is USA fault, always blame USA, god dammit USA why did you kill the Romans

The USA is not the USA's fault, we have the British to blame for that

The USA made Britain Great by making America's British B Team bankrupt the French

USA's fault again

[martinuzz]

My country should just have never traded New Amsterdam (New York's original name, NY was founded by the Dutch)  for Surinam. It's the Dutch' fault.

[Loud Whispers]

My country should just have never traded New Amsterdam (New York's original name, NY was founded by the Dutch)  for Surinam. It's the Dutch' fault.

Probably shouldn't have also fooled around with a guy called God's Executioner

YOU COULD'VE LISTENED TO CROMWELL

WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN

THIS IS THE FUTURE YOU CHOSE

[miljan]

Danish to seize migrants valuables to pay for their stay in asylum centres

http://news.yahoo.com/danish-lawmakers-mull-proposal-refugees-cash-151149202.html

[smjjames]

Danish to seize migrants valuables to pay for their stay in asylum centres

http://news.yahoo.com/danish-lawmakers-mull-proposal-refugees-cash-151149202.html

That's actually been a thing for at least a month or two now.

[GiglameshDespair]

I guess someone's gotta pay for all it, I suppose.

[martinuzz]

Heh, the Swiss canton of Zug has asked it's residents to pay their taxes as late as possible.
Current negative rates on bank savings actually make it unprofitable to have cash reserves for the government. They think this measure can save the canton 2.5 million euros.

They are now brainstorming if it is possible to fine people who pay their taxes early.

It's not the only country though to take measures to keep their national reserve as low as possible. Some of the Scandinavian countries are also trying to keep their cash reserves low, but Switzerland has the lowest negative rate, with the -0.75% rate set by the Swiss bank early 2015, to forcibly devaluate the Swiss franc. They don't want the franc to be worth much more than the euro, to prevent their companies from being unable to compete on the global market.
Up until recently, the banks had not dared to charge the negative rates for their really big customers, but now they no longer have a choice. The canton of Zug is one of those big customers now affected.

Private savings of the citizens of Switzerland are not affected yet by the negative rates, to prevent people from all paying their taxes early, against which there are no measures in place yet.

[TheBiggerFish]

Heh.  That's quite humorous.

[MarcAFK]

So private Swiss bank accounts are safe? Good I don't want anybody touching my nazi gold XD

[martinuzz]

No, only private Swiss bank accounts owned by Swiss citizens.

I'm also not sure if I can regard this as quite humourous (even though my cynical half is sniggering). If this becomes a trend in the western world, we'll arrive at a situation where every state is completely at the mercy of investors (even moreso than they already are), since they won't even have any reserves anymore to deal with whatever situation.

[Loud Whispers]

Stop paying your damn taxes you swein!

[Shadowlord]

No, only private Swiss bank accounts owned by Swiss citizens.

I'm also not sure if I can regard this as quite humourous (even though my cynical half is sniggering). If this becomes a trend in the western world, we'll arrive at a situation where every state is completely at the mercy of investors (even moreso than they already are), since they won't even have any reserves anymore to deal with whatever situation.

Haven't invented deficit spending yet?