Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:48 am  

Him wrote:

... But to achieve that stupendous, magnificent, awe-inspiring feat of a 25% reduction they have increased Local government borrowing by 400%, cut investment by 40% (and projected to go into negative figures next year), and increased debt as a % of GDP by around 40%.

In essence, they've really fcked it up.

Yup, that's about the level of it.
Plus students now have to borrow more to buy an education, millions are out of work, disabled people and terminally-ill people are being reclassified as fit to work, many people "in the middle" have been moved up a tax band and GDP is still flatlining.

But hey, rich people now pay less tax, so it's not all bad.
Don't forget, we're all in it together.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:55 pm  

Mintball wrote:

And let's not forget the double-dip recession.

What do you expect, though, when the guy running the economy - who's therefore nominally supposed to be a bit of a financial whizz - at the age of 67 is still only on basic rate income tax?

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:56 pm  

Dally wrote:

Haven't got any, so can't.

This will be an interesting proposition if it goes ahead. If it's successful, there may be an orderly run on banks and building societies which would further reduce lending and could send a few institutions under. Maybe its all a plan to give the public the chance to get their money out of these financial institutions so the banks can be left to go bust if the Eurozone buck ultimately stops with London banks (which I guess it might)? Anyone with money left in will then only have themselves to blame and so will not be worthy on being compensated by HMG?

So you haven't got any money to put aside?

How are you planning for your future?

Are you hoping that the state will take care of you in your retirement?

You need to start focusing on living within your means and putting something aside for the future.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:41 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

So you haven't got any money to put aside?

How are you planning for your future?

Are you hoping that the state will take care of you in your retirement?

You need to start focusing on living within your means and putting something aside for the future.

can I be the first to suggest cancelling his broadband and Daily Mail subscriptions?

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:02 pm  

Standee wrote:

can I be the first to suggest cancelling his broadband and Daily Mail subscriptions?

That's brilliant.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:56 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

So you haven't got any money to put aside?

How are you planning for your future?

Are you hoping that the state will take care of you in your retirement?

You need to start focusing on living within your means and putting something aside for the future.

Any money set aside is in the hands of my trustees and so not mine.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:57 pm  

Standee wrote:

can I be the first to suggest cancelling his broadband and Daily Mail subscriptions?

I do not subscribe to the Daily Mail. It's free online if you hadn't noticed.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:59 pm  

Dally wrote:

I do not subscribe to the Daily Mail. It's free online if you hadn't noticed.

come on, we know you get the articles sent the night before publication so you can make sure they are narrow minded and sensational enough for your fellow readers the next day.

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:02 pm  

Dally wrote:

I do not subscribe to the Daily Mail. It's free online if you hadn't noticed.

So you admit trawling the Mail site hoping to find some gems then?
Of all the papers why the fail?

Re: Put your money where your mouth is : Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:05 pm  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

Of all the papers why the fail?

As explained previously, it's by far and away the best laid out, easy to access online 'paper. That's why its the most popular online.