New Posts For Thread: 'The Economist 1988: Get ready for "The Phoenix" world currency by 2018.'https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018CONSPIRACY STRAIGHT AHEAD!'The Economist 1988: Get ready for "The Phoenix" world currency by 2018.'The above was the headline on the front cover of the Economist in 1988. That would constitute a very radical move would it not, but how could The Econo"Many thanks for pointing out a 25 year old story which turned out to be incorrect." ***********This is not any old headline ,this is a headline in a prestigious magazine and a forecast that looked very unlikely at the timeThe condihttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529135299#529135299"Many thanks for pointing out a 25 year old story which turned out to be incorrect." ***********This is not any old headline ,this is a headline in a prestigious magazine and a forecast that looked very unlikely at the timeThe condiMon, 18 Feb 2013 07:57:48 -0600Not sure wacko, is it because you are a bit dense?Come on wacko, great play in digging up a 25 year old story which has not happened.Maybe you could provide a link to the 11th century article about the trip to find the edge of the flat Earth.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529113655#529113655Not sure wacko, is it because you are a bit dense?Come on wacko, great play in digging up a 25 year old story which has not happened.Maybe you could provide a link to the 11th century article about the trip to find the edge of the flat Earth.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:02:09 -0600why does mexico remind me of inspector lestrade?https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529113437#529113437why does mexico remind me of inspector lestrade?Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:52:00 -0600OK MW.Speak to Betfair, get a market.Stick up £40k at 3s. You will triple your money in 5 years.LOL muppet.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529113357#529113357OK MW.Speak to Betfair, get a market.Stick up £40k at 3s. You will triple your money in 5 years.LOL muppet.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:47:48 -0600your presuming that the ground work hasn't been done behind the scenes.If the present system goes pop which it very easily could then something will have to replace it.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529113077#529113077your presuming that the ground work hasn't been done behind the scenes.If the present system goes pop which it very easily could then something will have to replace it.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:35:59 -0600MW - are you for real.A global currency in 5 years - LOL muppet. It takes 30 years to decide where to build an airport, railway line or nuclear dumping site.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529109533#529109533MW - are you for real.A global currency in 5 years - LOL muppet. It takes 30 years to decide where to build an airport, railway line or nuclear dumping site.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:09:02 -0600Its not beyond the realms of possibility that it will happen.The present financial system is terminal its just a case of when it dies.The euro will almost certainly go pop in the next few years quite possible the dollar will lose it status as the worhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529109413#529109413Its not beyond the realms of possibility that it will happen.The present financial system is terminal its just a case of when it dies.The euro will almost certainly go pop in the next few years quite possible the dollar will lose it status as the worSun, 17 Feb 2013 07:02:17 -0600Good point MW although zero chance of World currency by 2018, with all this food scare, it is possible that Starr has eaten these rodents in his spag bol.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529109071#529109071Good point MW although zero chance of World currency by 2018, with all this food scare, it is possible that Starr has eaten these rodents in his spag bol.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:44:18 -0600its only 2013 Mex plenty of time yet.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529108985#529108985its only 2013 Mex plenty of time yet.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:38:45 -0600Many thanks for pointing out a 25 year old story which turned out to be incorrect.While on the subject I would like to point out that Freddie Starr did not eat any hamsters.Are there any other old stories which time has not been kind to.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/29775691/the-economist-1988-get-ready-for-the-phoenix-world-currency-by-2018?post_id=529107711#529107711Many thanks for pointing out a 25 year old story which turned out to be incorrect.While on the subject I would like to point out that Freddie Starr did not eat any hamsters.Are there any other old stories which time has not been kind to.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:06:48 -0600