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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThey have had a lot of publicity. I for one had no idea there was such a thing as a food back a year or so ago, but recently they've been all over the news. It's a wonder the usage has only doubled.
The wonders of the interweb
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Originally posted by Project Monkey View PostOr they could just get a job... you can make £150 a day just for answering the phone and saying "have you tried turning it off 'n' on again", don't you know.
I somehow doubt it.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostOr get the economy functioning well enough that the tax take covers the outgoings.
Sudden big, damaging cost cuts will feck it up, and on the other side of the equation you can't magic the required extra growth out of thin air.
Reducing costs and increasing output must be done slowly. It is what the government are trying to do and they have had some success at it, but it will take more years yet.
Meanwhile, although the deficit is shrinking, until it reaches zero it still increases our borrowing requirement every year. Hence why articles squealing shock horror about record debt are a waste of time.Last edited by Doggy Styles; 11 May 2014, 00:21.
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostIf they want to eliminate Gordon's deficit at a stroke, the government would have to switch off most benefits within the week, and perhaps a large chunk of NHS spending. I can't see that going down too well with anybody.
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Originally posted by SantaClaus View PostDon't worry, everything is ok...
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Amazing how things can change in a month, especially in Daily Wail land:
Britain's debt mountain reaches £1.39TRILLION
I don't know what the Mail expects. If they want to eliminate Gordon's deficit at a stroke, the government would have to switch off most benefits within the week, and perhaps a large chunk of NHS spending. I can't see that going down too well with anybody.
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Don't worry, everything is ok...
UK Debt Clock
Amazing how things can change in a month, especially in Daily Wail land:
Britain's debt mountain reaches £1.39TRILLION
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Originally posted by Project Monkey View PostDefine that please. Legal, moral or just what you think it should be?
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Originally posted by vetran View PostIts slowly changing, the Benefits cap has bitten they need to let fiscal drag to reduce it, spare room subsidy is biting, we need to restrict council accommodation for the well off, deal forcefully with the ASBO winners and enforce workfare.
At the same time we need to sort the very rich & corporations paying a proper amount of tax.
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostStrangely the food bank usage graph I posted doesn't show any blip or wobble during the financial crisis. Its like it was going to keep rising exponentially anyway. Weird.
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Or the financial crisis was overblown for column inches, in the same way that anyone wanting to keep costs down could use terms like credit crunch when employees asked for a raise.
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