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Karagin
Imperial Karagin Army
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 Posted: 30-Dec-2006 22:53 Post subject: WW2 Debt paid back by England to the US and Canada |
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I did not know they were making these payments....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6215847.stm
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Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato
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Sir Henry
Team Bansai
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| Posted: 01-Jan-2007 15:37 Post subject: RE: WW2 Debt paid back by England to the US and Canada |
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Wow, someone who actually pays back a loan!!!!!
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Alexander
Heavy Horse Merc Brigade
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: 03-Jan-2007 08:48 Post subject: RE: WW2 Debt paid back by England to the US and Canada |
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Wow, I need to get invaded so I can borrow money from the government at 2% interest...
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SaberDance
Federated Suns
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| Posted: 05-Jan-2007 20:49 Post subject: RE: WW2 Debt paid back by England to the US and Canada |
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(puts on his public budgeting and financing hat)
Repaying a loan from the gov. isn't that uncommon. The length of the loan is (most loans are for 20 years, not 60).
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SaberDance
Federated Suns
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| Posted: 05-Jan-2007 20:50 Post subject: RE: WW2 Debt paid back by England to the US and Canada |
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I should note that this is not true of poor countries like most of Africa or South America, but their problems run deeper than buying war materials from other Western countries.
Story for another time.
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