Doesn't anyone owe us money??

[TimberWolf]

We've basically borrowed from out children haven't we. Poor flippers won't be able to afford to get a mortgage (let alone buy) a rabbit hutch until they've retired, and then only on a sharing basis.

[Moscow Mule]

他妈的关闭严重

關上了他媽的起 來，認真

[TimberWolf]

這事就不會發生在保守黨

[shaunbhoy]

All countries seem to have a national debt, right? Do they all owe money to the same country? Or do we all owe money to each other? In which case, isn't it time someone went through the books and cancelled out all the ones which match each other:

France owes UK 100 billion pounds
UK owes France 150 billion pounds
= UK owes France 50 billion pounds = reduced debt for everyone

Does no one owe money to anyone that owes them money?

Also, why don't we all borrow huge amounts of money from, say, Easter Island, pay off all our debts with it and then tell Easter Island to write off the loan or we'll nuke them?

Trust me. After 13 years of Gordon having his grubby big flippers in the mix, I very much doubt there is a single state on the planet that we are not up to the ears in hock to.

[lilelvis2000]

My wife owes me money. Too scared to collect though.

[Bright Spark]

All countries seem to have a national debt, right? Do they all owe money to the same country? Or do we all owe money to each other? In which case, isn't it time someone went through the books and cancelled out all the ones which match each other:

France owes UK 100 billion pounds
UK owes France 150 billion pounds
= UK owes France 50 billion pounds = reduced debt for everyone

Does no one owe money to anyone that owes them money?

Also, why don't we all borrow huge amounts of money from, say, Easter Island, pay off all our debts with it and then tell Easter Island to write off the loan or we'll nuke them?

yeah Lord Ashcroft
owes us a few bob, i know it's not much in the big scheme of things "but every little helps!"

[DimPrawn]

We've basically borrowed from out children haven't we. Poor flippers won't be able to afford to get a mortgage (let alone buy) a rabbit hutch until they've retired, and then only on a sharing basis.

Yep. We all live in £900K starter homes that our children can never afford to buy.

What a nice generation of greedy spukulative coonts we are. The young people will be pissing on our graves.

[gingerjedi]

Yep. We all live in £900K starter homes that our children can never afford to buy.

What a nice generation of greedy spukulative coonts we are. The young people will be pissing on our graves.

Give 'em one of yours you tight git, they'll only push you down the stairs if you don't.

[Doggy Styles]

All countries seem to have a national debt, right? Do they all owe money to the same country? Or do we all owe money to each other? In which case, isn't it time someone went through the books and cancelled out all the ones which match each other:

France owes UK 100 billion pounds
UK owes France 150 billion pounds
= UK owes France 50 billion pounds = reduced debt for everyone

Does no one owe money to anyone that owes them money?

Also, why don't we all borrow huge amounts of money from, say, Easter Island, pay off all our debts with it and then tell Easter Island to write off the loan or we'll nuke them?

It's not so much inter-country lending.

It is people and institutions all over the globe who the government owe money to. Bonds and all that cack. That's how they borrow money.

If you've got a private or company pension fund, they almost certainly owe money to it.

[DimPrawn]

Give 'em one of yours you tight git, they'll only push you down the stairs if you don't.

Fook 'em.