In article , Steve Walker
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On 23/09/2017 23:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

You put Spain and Portugal in the same economic state as Greece?
Why not Eire too?

I seem to remember PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain and
variations thereof) was a moniker for countries most under pressure in
the financial crisis and possible candidates to exit the Eurozone?

And Ireland has seen the light and has no wish to leave the EU

because unlike us it hasn't been give a big bill to pay for the past
30
years, but has instead been given handouts
Ah - right. You dislike the idea of one country helping another. And
the
principle that as that country become richer, it contributes to others.

Richer, maybe,
Not richer - higher GDP.
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bert