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dixiegrrrrl

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70. Hey ghost......thanks for sharing that.

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 03:00 PM

Sep 2014

Talk about an international family. And such great opportunities for you.
Plus, you have a chance to see/hear more points of view via Europe perspective.

If I were 20 years young...ok, 25 years younger, I might be living outside of the US, for all the obvious reasons.
As it is, the South is a pretty foreign place for someone from the Evergreen State.

DU IS a good melting pot, indeed.

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RBS will leave Scotland if voters back independence [View all] IDemo Sep 2014 OP

Independent Scotland should immediately nationalize RBS and Lloyds. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #1

They can't brooklynite Sep 2014 #7

I know, I was being tongue in cheek. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #28

RBS and Llyods are virtually owed by the Tax payer .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #24

Well, no - BoS is a subsidiary of Lloyds, and Clydesdale said they'd do the same thing muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #46

Does this mean the UK will lose the remainder of the 65B bailout? freshwest Sep 2014 #57

It's complicated, but independence wouldn't mean any automatic loss muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #60

Yeah, TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #77

Are those banks not all being demerged? Lenomsky Sep 2014 #74

I don't know; I would have expected something like that for Lloyds and RBS muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #75

They will move their headquarters to England TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #78

My point (and Lenomsky's, I think) is that splitting the Scottish and rUK business muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #80

Exactly .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #87

You seem to want to nationalize every microscopic part of the economy... FrodosPet Sep 2014 #31

RBS is fundamentally dysfunctional MFrohike Sep 2014 #43

Something tells me they have the wrong name. jwirr Sep 2014 #2

Royal Bank of Wankers cp Sep 2014 #36

Corporate Blackmail CanonRay Sep 2014 #3

Hmmm... I think they are just thinking rationally about this. Adrahil Sep 2014 #22

The Scots want to keep the pound TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #79

Sounds like power politics... Delver Rootnose Sep 2014 #4

Because China just wants to help the world FrodosPet Sep 2014 #44

China doesn't have the military might to force their will on others yurbud Sep 2014 #67

Tremendous uncertainty re rights to North Sea Oil,membership in NATO/EU/UN, currency, etc. Divernan Sep 2014 #5

Thank you for your detailed post. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #9

The whole devolution of powers to members of the UK is fascinating. Divernan Sep 2014 #12

Would that necessarily be a bad thing though? Massacure Sep 2014 #41

That's different. Each state had the "leeway" to choose. Divernan Sep 2014 #42

I liked the following comment Ghost Dog Sep 2014 #52

Exactly the same reason I vote in my lil town. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #53

Yeah, me too. Ghost Dog Sep 2014 #64

Well, THAT made me curious.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #65

I'm a Brit. I exiled myself from Thatcher's Britland Ghost Dog Sep 2014 #69

Hey ghost......thanks for sharing that. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #70

. Ghost Dog Sep 2014 #71

Change does bring uncertainty - a lot of it in this case. Tough to balance the fear of change pampango Sep 2014 #10

I will bet Scotland won't be able to join the EU iandhr Sep 2014 #15

Being banned from EU is not a bad thing, in many respects. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #25

The SNP is very particular that it wants to be in the EU muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #47

Hi Murial.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #50

Then Scotland will probably just hang out with Norway. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #29

Good point. Norwegians have the freedom of movement, trade and work within Europe that pampango Sep 2014 #37

You better believe it KamaAina Sep 2014 #39

A UK company wants to remain a UK company: film at 11. mathematic Sep 2014 #6

What a complicated situation Stargazer09 Sep 2014 #8

I hope they don't let the nuts and bolts of banking hold them back. toby jo Sep 2014 #11

Scottish vote prompts demands for more independence for Wales, No. Ireland & England as well. Divernan Sep 2014 #13

One word: Iceland. hunter Sep 2014 #14

my first thought was similar... self perservation justabob Sep 2014 #19

Iceland didn't honor its deposit insurance (like the FDIC);cost savers and creditors billions. Divernan Sep 2014 #27

S&P warning re Iceland, Part II Divernan Sep 2014 #30

Ghastly! hunter Sep 2014 #34

Early voting open for corporations. n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #16

It's amazing... sendero Sep 2014 #17

Well. as it wouldn't be you paying the price PaulaFarrell Sep 2014 #20

Better that. sendero Sep 2014 #21

I agree - a lot of pride involved, + promise of more oil profits Divernan Sep 2014 #23

It's not Pride .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #26

you are in Scotland? grasswire Sep 2014 #33

"sick of being governed by Conservatives and the New Tories aka Labour" Nihil Sep 2014 #48

Ahem .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #73

"if we fuck up we'll be paying the tab" Nihil Sep 2014 #82

I care not in a general sense .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #88

Texas, Mississippi, et al can leave any time they desire. lululu Sep 2014 #58

I recall asking a Californian friend about this Ghost Dog Sep 2014 #66

Time for a new bank in Scotland -- People's Bank of Scotland. nt NCjack Sep 2014 #18

the Bushes have deep old connections to RBS grasswire Sep 2014 #32

This is about the bank credit ratings and the need for all banks to keep reserves. amandabeech Sep 2014 #35

There are other issues, as well Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #49

Absolutely. amandabeech Sep 2014 #51

capital is a coward. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #38

Corporate Blackmail? blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #40

Well, imagine Texas decideds to secede. Ya think some corporations headquartered there might Adrahil Sep 2014 #55

I, for one, would celebrate Texas' leaving. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2014 #68

I don't think it's a buff. Adrahil Sep 2014 #72

I would say that stating their plans now in the event of a Yes vote is a good thing. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #63

Krugman is warning of disaster for an independent Scotland fbc Sep 2014 #45

There will be capital flight. candelista Sep 2014 #54

if Vatican City can use the Euro, why not Scotland? ...nt quadrature Sep 2014 #56

Who can join and when? FrodosPet Sep 2014 #59

The Vatican isn't applying to be a member of the EU muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #61

All kinds of bad consequences if Scotland votes Yes. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #62

Thought this was all made nice when they got "Their Throne"back. Historic NY Sep 2014 #76

the Queen has unleashed her flying monkeys quadrature Sep 2014 #81

When this week is the vote taking place? liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #83

Tomorrow, Sept 18 IDemo Sep 2014 #84

Ah, okay, liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #85

If you want a bit of history on the union, try these: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #86