But the rush for the exits really means one thing: investors are betting that interest rates are about to begin their upward trajectory, something that's been expected for several years now.
But the sentiment that has driven the exit is really worrying.
It is fair to ask whether a UK exit would really change the austerity dynamics that underpin national standings on both sides of the channel.
He also has powerful sympathisers in Europe, including Germany's Angela Merkel, but they seldom become useful allies because Britain is seen as a blackmailing zealot.The other priority should be educating Britons about what exactly a British exit would really involve.
But as Ian O'Connor writes on ESPN.com, all sympathy being expressed for Paterno's ignominious exit should really instead be directed toward the victims of Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual abuse.
And what a signal we'd be sending … Unless we get some clear answers on what an exit would really mean, especially in terms of free movement of labour, it represents a clear and present danger".
If exit exams really enhance equity and school quality, why are Southern states — the first to adopt graduation tests — still mired at the bottom by any measure of educational performance?
But Thomas's final, quiet exit – shuffle, really – out of the league might also make us wonder how much we're willing to bless an athlete with the redemption narrative.
That's sort of akin to an exit, but really without the big payday to soothe the pain.
