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Previously on "Government deficits are immoral and tyrannical"
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostPiffle, as you know well. It's factors such as:- Tax evasion in Greece is rife.
- Many government workers never show up for work
- Pension entitlement at 53 (IIRC)
that have enslaved the Greeks. i.e. they are now victims of their own greed.
No sympathy here.
As a country we're not much better and heading the same way.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostThe people of Greece are a case in point; they are no longer citizens of a democracy. They are the minions of a bank. They have been willfully exposed to the whims of kleptomaniacs who will now speculate with their livelihoods. They have been sold as slaves by their elected representatives- Tax evasion in Greece is rife.
- Many government workers never show up for work
- Pension entitlement at 53 (IIRC)
that have enslaved the Greeks. i.e. they are now victims of their own greed.
No sympathy here.
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Originally posted by Scary View PostBritain became a world power by going into debt (for better or for worse).
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Britain became a world power by going into debt (for better or for worse).
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Originally posted by cojak View PostAn interesting article reflecting your thoughts about deficits and the US Republican line Mich.
Not that I'm saying you're wrong, mind...
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An interesting article reflecting your thoughts about deficits and the US Republican line Mich.
Not that I'm saying you're wrong, mind...
But I think that this is one of the main reasons Greece won't be able to dig it's way out of the mess it's in. The real reason behind Greek economic problems.
It may be a democracy, but only just...
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Government deficits are immoral and tyrannical
When a government runs a deficit it enslaves its people to the banks and the IMF. A government should always run a surplus during periods of growth so as to keep reserves for periods of low growth or recession or national crisis.
The people of Greece are a case in point; they are no longer citizens of a democracy. They are the minions of a bank. They have been willfully exposed to the whims of kleptomaniacs who will now speculate with their livelihoods. They have been sold as slaves by their elected representatives.
Let this be a warning to Britain. I would suggest a new constitution that ensures that government may only spend the money it has already received in taxes, may not introduce retrospective tax legislation or ‘clarification’, may not base spending on ‘projected growth’, and any minister whose spending exceeds the amount of tax brought in in the previous year minus 5% to keep as reserve must be sacked and banned from holding office.
The only excuse for deficit, in my mind, is to finance a defensive war against an invading force. NO other excuse must be tolerated.Tags: None
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