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Old 12-10-2010, 07:31 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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Well....I am a British citizen.

That said,I haven't lived there since the 1980's...and only then for a short time down in Cornwall.
Family were Geordies(look it up) from Newcastle.

So.... you were saying????
Ouch that had to sting
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:21 AM
 
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Being an Aussie doesn't grant you British citizenship. It makes you a member of the British Commonwealth (aka a 'Commonwealth Citizen', not a British citizen). I know full well where Cornwall is and the other things you brought up. I also know how the Aussie/US citizenship bit works and how it all ties in with the Commonwealth. You aren't the only one here who's not originally from here...
You are a British citizen by descent if one parent was born in the UK. You are a British citizen by birthright if you were born in the UK prior to 1983 (the 1982 Act got rid of birthright citizenship post 1982).
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:24 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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You are a British citizen by descent if one parent was born in the UK. You are a British citizen by birthright if you were born in the UK prior to 1983 (the 1982 Act got rid of birthright citizenship post 1982).
Yup...BOTH parents born in the UK,I was born in Australia,I am a naturalised US citizen.
If I wanted,I could have a drawer full of passports....
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:25 AM
 
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Yup...BOTH parents born in the UK,I was born in Australia,I am a naturalised US citizen.
If I wanted,I could have a drawer full of passports....
Hmmmm International man/woman of mystery
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:39 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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the brits found the balls to make tough, unpopular decisions, while our politicians just keep on kicking the can down the road.
The UK decided to go austerity vs the printing press at the last G20.
The US is the last holdout to flood the market with devaluing money.

And Bernake has no intentions of stopping. QEIII has been mentioned.
And Bernake calms the masses with his 100% GUARANTEE that he can prevent inflation.
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Old 12-10-2010, 09:03 AM
 
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The UK decided to go austerity vs the printing press at the last G20.
The US is the last holdout to flood the market with devaluing money.

And Bernake has no intentions of stopping. QEIII has been mentioned.
And Bernake calms the masses with his 100% GUARANTEE that he can prevent inflation.
Like his 100% garantee that the Fed would not buy it's own debt? The man is a flat out liar.
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Old 12-10-2010, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Wait until the riots here,even more bread and circuses will be offered to the plebes...
I think processes are being put in place here in anticipation of that happening in the future.

Once they cut off Bernanke's printing press they will have to cut programs.
Not once have I read that any of the social welfare programs will be cut back. SS, medicare are both programs taxpayers pay into.
Welfare, food stamps, government housing, medicaid....not a mention of cuts. But if we go austerity it will HAVE to happen.

What folks remember seeing of the aftermath of Katrina will happen all over the US in the big cities..I have no doubt of that.
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Old 12-10-2010, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Like his 100% garantee that the Fed would not buy it's own debt? The man is a flat out liar.
Yup. He publicly said that and meanwhile proxy banks bought up UST's like no tomorrow(many speculated it was the Fed). Now he's doing it openly..maybe because there's no country left, no proxy left that can do it.

That big bag of tricks he spoke about is really just one trick that he keeps pulling out of that bag....print money.
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Old 12-10-2010, 09:35 AM
 
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Wait until the riots here,even more bread and circuses will be offered to the plebes...
This is exactly why they keep printing money and increasing federal entitlement programs. Keep the dependents fat and happy so they can go about their business.
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Old 12-10-2010, 09:38 AM
 
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Why don't people do things like that in this country? I wish we had mobs of angry Americans that got together and actually did something instead of sitting around on their lazy asses.
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