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NATIONAL DEBT
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David | Report | 23 Mar 2016 21:00 |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 23 Mar 2016 21:34 |
...and this from the Daily Fail, the most Tory paper in existence - it must be VERY bad!!!! :-S |
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David | Report | 24 Mar 2016 04:11 |
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Dermot | Report | 24 Mar 2016 07:11 |
The deficit is caused by spending all our money & buying nothing of much real value. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 24 Mar 2016 09:17 |
Dermot, it's called 'having a whale of a time.' :-D |
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David | Report | 24 Mar 2016 09:18 |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 24 Mar 2016 10:40 |
We have paid off the war debts but this is the history of the debt |
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David | Report | 24 Mar 2016 18:29 |
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Huia | Report | 24 Mar 2016 23:45 |
New Zealand's national debt is also increasing at an alarming rate. When will people wake up to the real facts about money? Governments should not be borrowing from foreign owned commercial banks. If they need money (at least here in NZ, dont know what your equivalent is) they should borrow from the Reserve Bank (owned by our Govt) at no or very low interest. |
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Harry | Report | 25 Mar 2016 12:27 |
I write as a pensioner millionaire (in halfpennies). Seen all this so many times before. The only answer (and my mother loved me) is to increase tax to pay for all the benefits we now have.(sick;elderly; infirm etc.) |
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David | Report | 25 Mar 2016 12:54 |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 13:19 |
I think saying that about a whole generation is a bit sweeping David! I think a lot of young people work extremely hard, my own two offspring have worked hard since leaving college many moons ago and have done very well as have their friends. My elder granddaughter is about to enter the V1th form to study for A levels pre university. Her goal is to teach PE with the emphasis on gymnastics. Her younger sister is hard on her heels, little brother, still at primary school is also showing academic promise. I don't think that all migrants come here just for benefits, a lot want to work hard and make a better life for themselves. I really don't think you can say that a whole generation are unaware of what working for a living is!!!! |
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David | Report | 25 Mar 2016 13:49 |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 14:31 |
But David that's thirty years ago now, today's generation have much more going for them than just blindly following parents down the pits!!! A lot of miners didn't want their sons following Dad, they wanted better for them. These days educational opportunities are vastly superior for young people, travel is much easier and cheaper, the world is your oyster if you look hard enough. I'm sorry, I just don't accept that there are swathes of youngsters sitting around doing nothing because of something that happened thirty odd years ago, their parents may have for a while, but a lot found other employment through various government training schemes, and other occupational outlets, but not youngsters now. I don't accept that they're that stupid, and neither were their parents. To say differently is to belittle them. |
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Annx | Report | 25 Mar 2016 20:41 |
Well I actually agree with you up to a point David. There are areas where shipbuilding and mining have gone that have never really recovered and tv programmes in very recent years have highlighted the problems for youngsters growing up in areas of no hope and reliance on benefits. Yes, despite education opportunities being better than ever, these children don't have more going for them. They grow up in depressed areas of neglect and decay and little employment with no expectations or confidence and wouldn't be encouraged or funded like they would be in more affluent families. I've driven around some of these areas and seen what it is like and have heard from OH the reaction when offices were to be closed in them with little prospect of other employment. That was only 7 years ago. Then in the more affluent areas there are youngsters relying on the bank of mum and dad, that can afford gap years, that are fussy about what employment they take because they have qualifications, think they are too good for menial work, won't do voluntary work. They can spend years claiming rather than working and contributing too and can only afford to have these attitudes because they are bankrolled by parents and grandparents. |
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David | Report | 26 Mar 2016 09:12 |
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Huia | Report | 27 Mar 2016 00:09 |
Dont worry, the political parties will promise to make jobs available for everybody, when the election comes round. They just dont explain how producing more goods for sale will help, unless the work consists of crawling around on hands and knees pulling weeds out of the ground in parks etc. |
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David | Report | 27 Mar 2016 05:20 |
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Huia | Report | 27 Mar 2016 05:28 |
I am far from being wealthy if that is what you think. |
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David | Report | 27 Mar 2016 05:44 |
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