PIGS: the Achilles heel of the EU

[LeeD]

Quote from pspr:

And when they include England it will be PIGIES

That's a good one!

Sadly, this acronym will not make it into serious research puiblications any time soon. The country is officially called the United Kingdom, sometimes it's unoficially referred to as Great Britain. Calling the whole thing England would be like rubbing salt into wounds of nationalists.

 

[speres]

I for one would be very happy to see England go alone and give the scots and welsh the independence they want, it would save the English a fortune. Then, get the hell out of Europe to...

 

[IanMacQuaide]

Quote from LeeD:

WHich other countries, in your view, qualify as "welfare state"? Germany pays "vodka money" to people with alcohol dependency, UK pays benefits to "work shy"...

Any "State" that pays out public funds to private individuals not employed by said State.

 

[ehorn]

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[IanMacQuaide]

Quote from LeeD:

WHich other countries, in your view, qualify as "welfare state"? Germany pays "vodka money" to people with alcohol dependency, UK pays benefits to "work shy"...

California, the 8th largest economy on the planet, pays out state and municipal retirement benefits to widows/widowers of the retired/ now deceased state worker. (sorry, kidney stones are acting up and I've got opiates on board..dunno how to phrase things..)
:eek:Now seriously, how long can California keep doing this?

Answer? Not long.


Lee, that Wikipedia acronym of PIGSUK made me laugh out loud.
ehorn, that Clarke and Dawes bit was hilarious!