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Gov Spending Review 20.10.2010
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostJust seen a tweet saying "is we gonna hav riots like dey got in france cuz of the spending cuts?"
So, when you find out your wife has maxed out all your credit cards and you take them off her, she stabs you.Comment
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostJust seen a tweet saying "is we gonna hav riots like dey got in france cuz of the spending cuts?"Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYes, and? That's globalisation; it's the inevitable consequence of the invention of stuff like ships, aeroplanes and telecommunications. You can oppose this kind of deal, but don't pretend that this won't happen sometime anyway. Like it or not there will be immigration and we will face more competition to keep our place in the market. It's not fun, but it's part of doing business. Of course, the work could be moved to India instead.Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.Comment
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Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostThat was my point. I wasn't opposing the deal, I was observing the irony that, like the public sector employees mentioned in your post that I quoted from, most people in IT have not smelt the coffee and made other plans.
I've always felt that the sum of big mortgage plus regular income minus the skills to do something else is a recipe for ending up in deep tulip.Last edited by Mich the Tester; 21 October 2010, 08:08.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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