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Author Topic: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014  (Read 33621 times)

hector13

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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #90 on: September 18, 2014, 02:21:35 am »

Hoping that it turns out as a Yes.

Born and lived in Scotland for 27 years, then got married and moved to the US 6 months before the vote.

Bugger.

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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #91 on: September 18, 2014, 07:37:33 am »

mainiac, you seems obsessed with menus for some reasons.

I also think the case for staying forget about the risk of the incoming 2017 referendum. Leaving the EU would be much more of a blow that leaving the UK (assuming Scotland manage to re-enter the EU almost instantly upon independence).
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #92 on: September 18, 2014, 07:39:57 am »

I REALLY doubt they'd have to worry about the border since that's well established already.

But yes, there's a lot they'll have to deal with.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #93 on: September 18, 2014, 08:03:06 am »

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Alternatively, they could simply not declare anything legal tender and let Scots use whatever they wanted as currency, which would work just fine too with the benefit of preventing the Scottish economy from being hammered as hard by foreign currency devaluation. The only problem would be collecting taxes, which could be solved pretty easily if needed.
I'm going to assume that was just poorly worded, because it sounds like you're suggesting no single national currency. Which would be nutburgers.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #94 on: September 18, 2014, 08:15:26 am »

Well, he is a libertarian.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #95 on: September 18, 2014, 08:54:08 am »

Quote from: GreatJustice

Alternatively, they could simply not declare anything legal tender and let Scots use whatever they wanted as currency, which would work just fine too with the benefit of preventing the Scottish economy from being hammered as hard by foreign currency devaluation. The only problem would be collecting taxes, which could be solved pretty easily if needed.
I'm going to assume that was just poorly worded, because it sounds like you're suggesting no single national currency. Which would be nutburgers.

The US actually had something like that briefly since each colony had their own banknote.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #96 on: September 18, 2014, 08:54:19 am »

A single widely used currency - the pound, I guess - would presumably emerge quite soon.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #97 on: September 18, 2014, 08:57:14 am »

Posting to watch Owlbread cry from either happiness or despair.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #98 on: September 18, 2014, 08:58:58 am »

No results until tomorrow noon? That's... weird, you'd expect the results to arrive tonight. Why are they holding them back?
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #99 on: September 18, 2014, 09:05:33 am »

CNN said that too. Also, they said earlier (like a half hour ago) that things were too close to call, the margin between the two is smaller than the margin of error..

I figure they're releasing it tomorrow since they want to make sure that things are counted right. Really though, no idea why they're holding back.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #100 on: September 18, 2014, 09:06:21 am »

the margin between the two is smaller than the margin of error..
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #101 on: September 18, 2014, 09:07:33 am »

Well, theres 7 hours or so to go still.
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #102 on: September 18, 2014, 09:10:16 am »

Remember, remember, the eighteenth of September...

Owlbread, please film your reaction when the news comes and post it here ;)
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #103 on: September 18, 2014, 09:53:24 am »

Scotland should drop the pound and adopt the kilt as official currency. Or the haggis

Just like how USA relies on the pork and China on the rice
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Re: Scotland Decides, 18th September, 2014
« Reply #104 on: September 18, 2014, 09:58:57 am »

Scotland should drop the pound and adopt the kilt as official currency. Or the haggis

Just like how USA relies on the pork and China on the rice

I suppose what we call pork barrel projects/funding, they call rice bag projects/funding? :D
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