Message for the current (and any subsequent) Governments

[DodgyAgent]

Quite.
And what is hilarious is that these points have been uttered by that ultimate parasite: an accountant.
What do accountants create to pay off our deficit? Nothing.
The only reason the OP is in business is because government dictates that we need to give accountant leeches a piece of our hard earned wonga.
If the OP followed her own logic, we would keep what we earned, there would be no need for accountants and she would be one of those on the scrapheap she so despises.

If you are going to counter an argument by dishing the profession of the person making it then maybe you can tell us all what value you bring to the world.

[d000hg]

There's no such thing. Show me where in our constitution tis writ!

We don't have a written constitution

Freedom of speech by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BrilloPad]

There's no such thing. Show me where in our constitution tis writ!

In 1998, the United Kingdom incorporated the European Convention, and the guarantee of freedom of expression it contains in Article 10, into its domestic law under the Human Rights Act.

Freedom of speech by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BrilloPad]

If you are going to counter an argument by dishing the profession of the person making it then maybe you can tell us all what value you bring to the world.

Dont be nasty to sassy! He managed an entire post without calling someone a cretin. That must be progress?

[oracleslave]

If you are going to counter an argument by dishing the profession of the person making it then maybe you can tell us all what value you bring to the world.

The ironing the ironing!

I look forward to the answer though

[Sysman]

I think your wealth creation scheme is brilliant. I am going to borrow money to set up a restaurant and then borrow more money so that I can then lend it to people to come and eat in it.

I can also set up a hole filling business where I can borrow money to buy a spade and dig some holes . I can then borrow some more money to pay people to fill in the holes

Better yet, invent your own Facebook and do an IPO before it actually starts to make any money.

British Leyland in its hey day used to copy a similar model. They had a factory that used to build parts for Standard cars 15 years after they stopped making them. Even though there was some tiny demand for the parts 90% of the bits were put in storage.
Now of course to sustain these "public funded" employment schemes the government had to either borrow money or raise taxes which of course had the effect of raising interest rates and stifling proper entrepreneurial activity. Needless to say the country went bust.

Didn't they make car bodies in the Midlands and ship them to Scotland (where the engines were made) to be fully assembled? That always seemed arse about face to me.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Perhaps if you could decide what it is you mean it would help.

Can you really not see the hypocrisy of using 'freedom of speech' to stop people saying things you don't like?

What I mean is that the statements in the OP are true inasmuch as they are incontrovertible.

I have no objection to anyone saying whatever they please in a well reasoned and rational, intelligent debate - what I object to is people who hurl insults for no reason other than they are obviously incapable of defending their position. No doubt that also sounds arrogant but you have already used that insult and repetition will only detract from your vehemence

[DodgyAgent]

The ironing the ironing!

I look forward to the answer though

[rd409]

Quite.
And what is hilarious is that these points have been uttered by that ultimate parasite: an accountant.
What do accountants create to pay off our deficit? Nothing.
The only reason the OP is in business is because government dictates that we need to give accountant leeches a piece of our hard earned wonga.
If the OP followed her own logic, we would keep what we earned, there would be no need for accountants and she would be one of those on the scrapheap she so despises.

Can you please provide where does the government dictates that you need an accountant? I mean is there a law that you can quote? I always thought that you have accountant because you cannot be bothered to keep up with the legislations.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Actually they are just statements which you can either agree with or disagree with but why is it necessary to resort to such unpleasant insults? How can making a comment on a public forum be oppressive? Obviously I have misunderstood the concept of freedom of speech.

Because you said I couldn't disagree - you are right about your understanding of freedom of speech though. As for the "insults", they were aimed at the author of the statements, not you.

Here is some more of his wisdom for you

"I believe slavery is a much maligned institution; if we had slavery today, we would not have this welfare mess." [