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2020-03-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

‘Slowly, but surely, #Lebanon is heading toward inevitable economic collapse,’

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Posted by Fred 2020-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 Sykes - Picot rules!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-18 03:52|| 2020-03-18 03:52|| Front Page Top

#2 It’s often attributed to Mark Twain or F. Scott Fitzgerald, or misquoted as something like “At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” But the theme is the same. Nations go bankrupt in the same way. Banking collapses occur in the same way.

Posted by Frank G 2020-03-18 06:15|| 2020-03-18 06:15|| Front Page Top

#3 How will you be able to tell when the economic collapse starts?

Posted by JohnQC 2020-03-18 09:17|| 2020-03-18 09:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Ref #3: How will you be able to tell when the economic collapse starts?

When Publix and Kroger no longer have toilet tissue or paper towels.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-18 09:21|| 2020-03-18 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Talked to a neighbor who went to COSCO only to find long waiting lines. A run on TP? Didn't think diarrhea was a part of the coronoavirus effects.

Posted by JohnQC 2020-03-18 10:58|| 2020-03-18 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 ^Actually, yes.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-03-18 12:06|| 2020-03-18 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 COSTCO also initiated entrance lines outside to limit the number of people in the store at anyone time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-03-18 13:23|| 2020-03-18 13:23|| Front Page Top

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