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19-02-2018, 07:04 PM
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We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Whenever they want to justify expenditure, like say, the
£13, 000.000.000 foreign aid budget (just one example).

But being as "rich" as we are, while adding to our nation debt
by £1,000,000,000 A WEEK, is still of great concern, as we are now reaching a tipping point and are staring over the precipice (the point of no return).

Also, a popular line is: they found £1bn for the DUP (for Northern Ireland) so they can spend billions on this, that and the other.

But as pointed out: for all the "evil Tory cuts" the debt still rises by £1,000,000,000 a week.

(I should point out the deficit has come down significantly from what it was before the cuts)
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19-02-2018, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravitas ->
Whenever they want to justify expenditure, like say, the
£13, 000.000.000 foreign aid budget (just one example).

But being as "rich" as we are, while adding to our nation debt
by £1,000,000,000 A WEEK, is still of great concern, as we are now reaching a tipping point and are staring over the precipice (the point of no return).

Also, a popular line is: they found £1bn for the DUP (for Northern Ireland) so they can spend billions on this, that and the other.

But as pointed out: for all the "evil Tory cuts" the debt still rises by £1,000,000,000 a week.



(I should point out the deficit has come down significantly from what it was before the cuts)
Lost you Mate.

Think you should supply links to back you up on this
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19-02-2018, 07:12 PM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

We only pretend to be 'one of the richest countries', we are way down on the list in most things. What wealth we do have, we give away.
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19-02-2018, 07:24 PM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Originally Posted by galty ->
Lost you Mate.

Think you should supply links to back you up on this
Anyone who follows the news will confirm the few facts I've given.
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19-02-2018, 07:51 PM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Hi

We are not rich, we borrow to pay our lifestyle.
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20-02-2018, 08:00 AM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

It's best to ignore numbers with more than six "0"s involved, I used to think five, but, that's inflation for you.
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20-02-2018, 09:37 AM
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Compared to many other countries in this world, the UK is very rich indeed.
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20-02-2018, 10:20 AM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Originally Posted by tarantula ->
Compared to many other countries in this world, the UK is very rich indeed.
Yes that's true Tara. It's easy to forget so many people in the world live on a cup of rice a day.
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20-02-2018, 10:32 AM
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Originally Posted by tarantula ->
Compared to many other countries in this world, the UK is very rich indeed.
Yes I agree problem is we don't spend it well. Any country can find a war is rich and we've certainly done a bit of that.
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Re: We Are one of the Richest Countries in the World - they argue...

Originally Posted by tarantula ->
Compared to many other countries in this world, the UK is very rich indeed.
How much deeper in debt are THEY every week?
 
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