Britain pays off WWII loans

[Cuda]

Can the mortgage company say "You wouldn't have your house today if it weren't for us" after you pay off your mortgage?

Hint: The answer is NO

[Derron]

Props nish, thanks for paying that back. But does this mean we can't say you'd be speaking German now if it wasn't for the U.S. anymore?

Britain set to finally pay off WWII loans to US
Britain's final Second World War loan payments to the United States and Canada will be paid off this week.

This Friday will see Britain paying the last instalment on the US$4.33 billion (£2 billion) loan, which was given by the US in 1945, and Canada will receive a final repayment on its Can$1.25 billion (£500 million) loan.

The last instalment of US$83.25 million (£43 million) to the US Government and Can$22.7 million (£10 million) to Canada are the final of 50 that have been paid since 1950.

The loans were required to cover costs that arose from the Second World War, such as settling financial claims from other countries involved, and they also provided essential funding for the construction work that was required to rebuild Britain.

Ed Balls, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said: 'This week we finally honour in full our commitments to the US and Canada for the support they gave us 60 years ago. It was vital support which helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany and secure peace and prosperity in the post-war period.'

The final payments will be transferred electronically, and they are timed for this Friday, as it's the last working day of the year.

Fuck you...

Nishlicker could care less ...he will continue to bag on USA, he will continue his toothless, body odor cunt whining, all the time begging some clone to send his some America cigarettes and porn, like all his limey slime cunt dripping losers ...60 fucking years...How about some interest on that jack ??

It's more like stopping Hitler before he came across the sea and tried fucking with the USA....that would be money well spent...Fucking Euro ingrates...

[Bizzarofelice]

so can we not bag on our creditors (china, japan, rest of industrial world)?

[Cicero]

Props nish, thanks for paying that back. But does this mean we can't say you'd be speaking German now if it wasn't for the U.S. anymore?

Britain set to finally pay off WWII loans to US
Britain's final Second World War loan payments to the United States and Canada will be paid off this week.

This Friday will see Britain paying the last instalment on the US$4.33 billion (£2 billion) loan, which was given by the US in 1945, and Canada will receive a final repayment on its Can$1.25 billion (£500 million) loan.

The last instalment of US$83.25 million (£43 million) to the US Government and Can$22.7 million (£10 million) to Canada are the final of 50 that have been paid since 1950.

The loans were required to cover costs that arose from the Second World War, such as settling financial claims from other countries involved, and they also provided essential funding for the construction work that was required to rebuild Britain.

Ed Balls, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said: 'This week we finally honour in full our commitments to the US and Canada for the support they gave us 60 years ago. It was vital support which helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany and secure peace and prosperity in the post-war period.'

The final payments will be transferred electronically, and they are timed for this Friday, as it's the last working day of the year.

WTF?

[Goober McTuber]

So Sissyroo reads that whole story, and all he can see is BALLS? What a shock.

[Cuda]

so can we not bag on our creditors (china, japan, rest of industrial world)?

As in stiff them, you mean?

How could we possibly do that?

They buy our Treasury notes, we buy their shoddy, slave-made goods.

Get the Chinks to start making vodka and Teddy Kennedy could retire the national debt all by himself

[Cicero]

Like you guys didn't chuckle when you saw his name. You guys must be tons of fun to hang out w/.

[Derron]

Like you guys didn't chuckle when you saw his name. You guys must be tons of fun to hang out w/.

Not really.. the Limeys got all sorts of strange names.....

You don't really seem like you would be a barrel of laughs anyway...having a brain helps

them bruises on your chin hurt much ??

[Nishlord]

Well done, UK, for finally being free of debt from the American government.

Sincerely,
Capital One

PS: Thanks, Soviet Russia.

[Cuda]

I notice you didn't thank your dentist.