Reply to: Britain to be THE European economic superpower by 2050

[Bunk]

Should Cuk take a lead on this and begin a cull?
Obviously agents are vital so we keep them.

You lot would be first up against the wall.

[DodgyAgent]

Its GDP per capita that matters, not GDP. I reckon the best off people in a future with growing shortages of fuel and food will be those with the smallest populations (and nuclear weapons for defence) that can be self sufficient in both. A UK population of 10m would be about right.

Should Cuk take a lead on this and begin a cull?
Obviously agents are vital so we keep them.

[Troll]

Mainly because the German pop will decline 25% by then. So unless they up their immigration levels, they're doomed.


http://www.arbuthnotgroup.com/uploads/9.1.12.pdf

Is that the same City powerhouse Arbuthnot that managed to post a stratospheric £0.2 million profit for six months work?

Must be worth taking note of what they say ...

[DimPrawn]

Its GDP per capita that matters, not GDP. I reckon the best off people in a future with growing shortages of fuel and food will be those with the smallest populations (and nuclear weapons for defence) that can be self sufficient in both. A UK population of 10m would be about right.

Indeed.

GDP is vanity, GDP per capita is sanity.

Based on GDP, GDP of Afghanistan is three times that of Monaco.

[xoggoth]

Its GDP per capita that matters, not GDP. I reckon the best off people in a future with growing shortages of fuel and food will be those with the smallest populations (and nuclear weapons for defence) that can be self sufficient in both. A UK population of 10m would be about right.

[AtW]

Indeed.
Except you and AtW. You two will somehow contrive to be the only poor people in the village.

[sasguru]

You will all be millionaires long before 2050.

-- Merv

Indeed.
Except you and AtW. You two will somehow contrive to be the only poor people in the village.

[TimberWolf]

You will all be millionaires long before 2050.

-- Merv

[The Spartan]

The other day I asked my daughter (9yo) why she was doing something stupid. She replied "well I must have inherited from you".

Kids say the funniest things, how sharp was that

[BrilloPad]

What about your kids? Don't you care about them?
Oh you don't have any. You're a sad single jaffa aren't you?

I have spent years running round after my kids. And have I ever heard a word of thanks? The other day I asked my daughter (9yo) why she was doing something stupid. She replied "well I must have inherited from you".

Its my job to raise them until they are 18, give them a good education then they can fook off. I hope will can still be friends.

And I have already told them to emigrate. East.

[sasguru]

Both the Germans and Japan certainly rely on consumer nations - as does China. If they are happy to keep lending the Eastern Europe Chavs the money then great.

I have been thrifty my whole life. But I now realise I am mistaken. I should have bought loads of BTLs. There will be another opportunity along in about 5/10 years.

Being thrifty is not diametrically opposed to buying BTLs. Because I was thrifty when my peers were spending, I could afford to put the deposits down on several BTLs.

[sasguru]

By 2050, DimPrawn will be dead/past caring**

HTH BIDI


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What about your kids? Don't you care about them?
Oh you don't have any. You're a sad single jaffa aren't you?

[BrilloPad]

A geriatric nation of harsworking and thrifty people is not a good thing. Look at Japan.
Britain will be full of Eastern European chavs who need plasma TVs and Special Brew, innit, knowwhai'msayin' bruv?

Both the Germans and Japan certainly rely on consumer nations - as does China. If they are happy to keep lending the Eastern Europe Chavs the money then great.

I have been thrifty my whole life. But I now realise I am mistaken. I should have bought loads of BTLs. There will be another opportunity along in about 5/10 years.

[DimPrawn]

By 2050, DimPrawn will be dead/past caring**

HTH BIDI


**Delete as appropriate.

[sasguru]

In 38 years we will all be plugged into the matrix. Lets come back in 38 years and see shall we?

And I think that in 38 years Europe will be nothing relative to Asia. And that the Germans will still be hard working and thrifty while we will still be a nation of chavs.

A geriatric nation of harsworking and thrifty people is not a good thing. Look at Japan.
Britain will be full of Eastern European chavs who need plasma TVs and Special Brew, innit, knowwhai'msayin' bruv?