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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 23 April | 131 comments (131 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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Helen:
the euro is legal tender in the UK

Umm, wouldn't that require an Act of Parliament?

And don't merchants still have the right to refuse to accept euros as payment?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 at 03:46:59 AM EST
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Right. Just because some merchants accept it doesn't mean it is legal tender.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 at 04:35:04 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 23 April | 131 comments (131 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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