[MadIvan]

I'm really not interested in your fantasies. At least you admit that the one size fits all monetary policy doesn't work. As for your English colleague, he is in a distinct minority.

My opinion is this. We have nothing in common with you. While the Continent has been polluted with revolution and war, we've been stable, slowly evolving our government over millenia. We believed in capitalism before it was a twinkle in the eyes of the Continent. Our tax system, regulation, all are much freer than yours. We don't agree and we will never agree. I don't want you shoving your way down my throat, particularly since France's unemployment rate, and Germany's unemployment rate shows - it doesn't work.

So take your pan-Europeanism back to Brussels. Or better still, shove it up your arse.

Ivan

[rlmorel]

You stated your case very well.

I was glad Britain rejected the Euro. I have always been of the opinion that the USA, Britain and Australia have a lot more in common than any one of those when compared to any European country.

And it is more than common language.

[stefan10]

Sorry but your argumentation does not fit to the topic.

The simple fact is that in a system as the EU with a single market, common economic laws ( and that´s the reality we live in) a single currency is a natural and positive development and the arguments are clear and the examples are easy to find.

You can have the opinion that the UK should leave the EU or that the EU is a "bad" thing in general because as a british nationalist you prefer to remain sovereign and completely independent but that´s a different topic and discussion.

The UK has every right to leave the EU for whatever reason but you will not find a supreme economic argument about the euro within the structure of the EU because in the end there is more to gain than to loose and that´s the reason no country will leave the euro.

[webstersII]

"So take your pan-Europeanism back to Brussels."

To coin a movie line, essentially what stefan10 is saying to you is, "Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

It's unbelievable that the socialist utopians can't see anything except collectivism in every aspect of life, whether work, play, gov't programs, education, etc.

If only we could ship our socialist utopians (like Hillary) over to Europe. That would be a win-win for everyone.