Things Noticeable this week

[vinceprince]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

It was a huge debate in Switzerland. Why our laws must be more restrictive than British Islands like Caiman Island, Isle of Man or American Delaware or States like Andorra, Monaco, EU state like Luxemburg?

Honestly speaking, Anglo Saxon banks wanted to kill an opponent, but did not clean in front of their own door.
Not really really fairplay!

Fairplay eh?

Maybe many still feel aggrieved because Switzerland laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen assets much of it from holocaust victims, and gold taken from the central banks of German-occupied Europe.

At the war's end Switzerland successfully resisted Allied calls to restitute most of these funds.

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by vinceprince

Fairplay eh?

Maybe many still feel aggrieved because Switzerland laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen assets much of it from holocaust victims, and gold taken from the central banks of German-occupied Europe.

At the war's end Switzerland successfully resisted Allied calls to restitute most of these funds.

What I want to say, it's... all these countries are ethically rotten. Switzerland, like England and its "strange" islands, like Andorra, Monaco, Luxembourg, Panama or USA with Delaware.

Look at British or French banks based in all these tax heavens countries or islands.

[vinceprince]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

That's what is happening depending the goods.

There were several scandals about non-Swiss people living in Switzerland and importing hundreds of kilo of French meat.

Sorry, why is this a 'scandal'?

This is the Single Market (which CH is a member) in operation.
What is illegal or even immoral here? Is it not just entrepreneurial?

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by vinceprince

Sorry, why is this a 'scandal'?

This is the Single Market (which CH is a member) in operation.
What is illegal or even immoral here? Is it not just entrepreneurial?

Because they didn't declare the meat to the custom, they didn't pay the VAT and the meat was not transported in hygienical conditions.

[Brecht]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

I've put on at least half a stone and developed a fine pert set of tits since I stopped smoking three months ago.

Three months ago? Congratulations. This week will be my third anniversary since I quit smoking. You're going to have a much bigger weight problem. Try to avoid anything with high sugar levels at least if you're not the sporty type.

[cicciobuki]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

Smoking is bad. Save money to spend it in... blowjobs

If he's good at it he could actually make some extra money

[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by vinceprince

At the war's end Switzerland successfully resisted Allied calls to restitute most of these funds.

Be reasonable - all the folks who could have been 'restituted' were dead.

Re taking meat into Switzerland - they don't search the train at the border but they do stop cars....

[haroldeye]

Originally Posted by CARLTON BROWN

None of this appears to be particulary well thought out. I can see huge problems with having enough charging points for starters. No doubt if you want a charging facility at your home, it will have to be specially installed at immense cost.

Where is all this electricity coming from? Is the national grid going to be re-built and has fusion power become viable after decades of not being able to make it work properly? And where are the breakthroughs in battery technology to make all this work? Has anyone calculated just how much energy is required to run all the vehicles on UK roads?

Then there's the issue of road tax and the immense amount of duty collected from fuel. What will the government do to maintain this income?

I don't doubt that we'll eventually switch to electric vehicles and there will be self driving vehicles in due course, but do the UK and other governments really think this can all be done in the drop of a hat?

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Be reasonable - all the folks who could have been 'restituted' were dead.

Re taking meat into Switzerland - they don't search the train at the border but they do stop cars....

I've crossed from Geneva into France many times by car and have never been stopped. Must have an honest face.

Sadly Okto I put three stone on after stopping smoking (even though I didn't snack). Continued with the phys but now five years on, have ankle and knee probs.

[Roubignol]

Originally Posted by cicciobuki

If he's good at it he could actually make some extra money

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Be reasonable - all the folks who could have been 'restituted' were dead.

Re taking meat into Switzerland - they don't search the train at the border but they do stop cars....

Your observation seems to be politically incorrect, but you are not wrong.

We have to think a little bit, what would happen, if all the former occidental colonies on this planet would request money back or land back for what it was stolen or not paid at a fair price to their native ancesters.

Do native European people have to return the American and Oceanian continents or some Africans countries to their native owners?
The ex-French president, Jacques Chirac said:

"Since centuries, we almost get all our comfort from the exploitation of Africa."

Jacques Chirac - l'argent de l'Afrique

[haroldeye]

I thought Chirac got his dosh from breaking UN Sanctions on oil deals with Mad Sad.