What would you do?

[chris79]

Has anyone considered the fact that once your household income for the year is near to £0, you then qualify for the full whack of tax credits (if you have kids). Combine this with other benefits and nobody will be wanting to go back to work after next year!..

[Gonzo]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???

You forgot to include the ageing population drawing public-sector and state pensions that are funded out of current taxation.

[HairyArsedBloke]

First thing to do is to appoint new management and arrest the outgoing set.

[Mich the Tester]

You missed 'media'.

Yes, that too. Thanks, that's saved another umpty million squid.

[DiscoStu]

Build a new Concorde and put Britain back at the top of the engineering world, where we would have been if not for the corporate bean counters.

But seriously, I would start by stopping all funding for degree courses which include the word 'management' or 'business' or 'marketing' and pump the money into science and engineering.

You missed 'media'.

[Gordon Brown]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???

I'd make sure you had the right man at the top, to steer us safely through this US subprime derived downturn. I'd relax, sit back and simply vote Labour at the next election.

[d000hg]

What if they print more money but don't tell all the other countries?

It would be easy... get Walkers to run a "win cash in your crisps" competition and arrange for every 2nd pack to have £10 inside...

[oracleslave]

But seriously, I would start by stopping all funding for degree courses which include the word 'management' or 'business' or 'marketing' and pump the money into science and engineering.

What's the time period for ROI in that? Too long I fear...

[Mich the Tester]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???

Build a new Concorde and put Britain back at the top of the engineering world, where we would have been if not for the corporate bean counters.

But seriously, I would start by stopping all funding for degree courses which include the word 'management' or 'business' or 'marketing' and pump the money into science and engineering.

[PM-Junkie]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???

WE ARE

[AlfredJPruffock]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???

No just print more money.

Next please

[Money Money Money]

The way I see it is: (and please correct me, because I really haven't been paying any attention to much of this!)

• The government is in a huge amount of debt (bit of an understatement)
  
• Business' are going bust (so less tax is being made from business')
  
• Thousands of people are being made redundant (less tax being received)
  
• Thousands are loosing their homes (less council tax and banks loosing even more money on negative equity mortgages)
  
• More and more people are signing on and claiming employment benefits (doll)
  
• More and more people are claiming housing benefits
  
• There is no incentives to put money into the bank and save, as interest rates are sh*t
  
  Surely this will just keep getting worse and worse???