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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.” -
I'm merely pointing out that it's easy to create growth through spending and borrowing, but eventually the piper will be have to be paid.Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostSo first you predicted disaster but now you have covered yourself by saying it will be "good" for several years.
Nice move. You've backed both outcomes.
That's why U.K. GDP is growing faster than the EU. It's a debt fuelled spending splurge made worse by the QE that was switched on immediately after the Brexit vote.Hard Brexit now!
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More verbal diarrhoea from the master.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostTell us more Chicken-Licken!! And will the sky fall in also?
Honestly sas, you really are the biggest lily-livered surrender-monkey around. And given the calibre of hare-brained alarmist chuckleheads that comprise the remain camp round here, that is some accolade.

DO explain why you think Trumps policies of borrowing to spend on his voters will make the US economy better in the long run?
Hard Brexit now!
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Reminds me of the Thatcher years when credit got out of control twice, each time causing a recession-Originally posted by sasguru View PostI'm merely pointing out that it's easy to create growth through spending and borrowing, but eventually the piper will be have to be paid.
That's why U.K. GDP is growing faster than the EU. It's a debt fuelled spending splurge made worse by the QE that was switched on immediately after the Brexit vote.
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I'm doing well. My EU business in selling tin foil hats on the Algarve has seen double-digit year-on-year growth. My analyst on the ground hasn't got to the reason behind it but I have my suspicions.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostTell us more Chicken-Licken!! And will the sky fall in also?
Honestly sas, you really are the biggest lily-livered surrender-monkey around. And given the calibre of hare-brained alarmist chuckleheads that comprise the remain camp round here, that is some accolade.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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