Where next for Japan?

[Old Greg]

I see.

As long as you don't have to pay tax on the loan as if it's income of course.

[The_Equalizer]

Neither, just don't suffer fools gladly
maybe a bit of Aspergers and public school too

Yes over time, decades, living standards rise. In the short term there can be sharp corrections so that the living standards of people on average in 2008, say, might be worse than in 2006.
Now stop being dense, if you can help it.

We weren't talking about comparing 2008 with 2006. You used the stock phrase "greatest recession [since the great depression]". I pointed out it's meaningless and I think you have too:

"Yes over time, decades, living standards rise."

I'll go back to being dense now.

P.s. I have loads of money - will you be my friend?

[sasguru]

We weren't talking about comparing 2008 with 2006. You used the stock phrase "greatest recession [since the great depression]". I pointed it's meaningless and I think you have too:

"Yes over time, decades, living standards rise."

I'll go back to being dense now.

P.s. I have loads of money - will you be my friend?

No it has a meaning, GDP fell by more than any other recession since the war.
And this had real, horrible effects on some people.
Surely you can see (or imagine) that? Or maybe not

As for the loads of money thing, I think we've established who really does have a love of money.

[sasguru]

As long as you don't have to pay tax on the loan as if it's income of course.

Wow you'd really have to passionately, deeply, madly love money if you were willing to try that.

[Old Greg]

Wow you'd really have to passionately, deeply, madly love money if you were willing to try that.

But imagine the heartbreak if money left you to go back to the Trust.

[sasguru]

But imagine the heartbreak if money left you to go back to the Trust.

Ok leave it there I think, although now I know the facts, I won't take kindly to the complete and utter hypocrisy of being called a money-lover by a prospective tax evader.

[PurpleGorilla]

Yes breaks the first rule of statistical presentation, but this is MM you're talking about.

Bollocks does it.

[sasguru]

Bollocks does it.

Your homework is to find out why.

[PurpleGorilla]

That graph is a terrible piece of art. The scale starts at 160, so it immediately looks like the increase is in multiples rather than 50% or so from 160 to 240.

Debt is 240% of GDP. WGAF how it is presented. That is a nut ache that will be crippling to fix.

[PurpleGorilla]

Where next for Japan?

Your homework is to find out why.

You should of paid more attention in class. Nothing wrong with a shortened scale.

Ooh look here is a nice one from NASA...



http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/