Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Disgruntledgoat]

Warned. PM'd me and said he would stop. Posted again.

Take a break.

Send him to Siberia for wrongthink!

 

[Toffee-nerd]

The whole idea of the the NHS being funded more effectively after this baffles me - When this comes to an end we're effectively going to be plunged into another decade of austerity measures to cover the losses

I have absolutely no sympathy towards politicians, but I would expect most level headed individuals to realise that it isn't the easiest job in the world - and especially when it comes to budgeting.

"Just give the NHS all the money they need" - We'd all love this to happen. But we live in a country where most people (When they or a family member aren't ill) care most about having their bin emptied weekly, or potholes being fixed in the road, or dog poo bins being made available. Everything costs money - and nobody wants to pay for it.

I hear the same complaints in work every day - "My bin hasn't been emptied - what do I pay my council tax for?" - Well i'll tell you - Education, social care, Police, Fire, Open Spaces, roadworks, libraries, leisure centres and a hundred other things.

Local Government has been gutted by cuts over the past 15 years - and there aren't any other 'nice' things to cut from - Social Care is next

Where's that magic money tree again?

The money doesnt get paid back. The debt just grows and grows it's like imaginary money. None of the nations who were hit by the gfc and then implemented austerity measures have reduced their deficit, the deficit grows, it's just by less each year. They will issue a load more bearer bonds that will be bought up to float the extra money in circulation. Its crazyyyy

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Warned. PM'd me and said he would stop. Posted again.

Take a break.

Thanks Roydo. I needed to at least pretend to work this morning.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Warned. PM'd me and said he would stop. Posted again.

Take a break.

 

[Jimishorts]

Warned. PM'd me and said he would stop. Posted again.

Take a break.

*rest of the forum

 

[Nymzee]

That kid's spent too much time living in America.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

 

[Harryflashman]

That kid's spent too much time living in America.

 

[zzr45]

That kid's spent too much time living in America.

Which is amazing as apparently he only moved there within 18 months but seems to have completely forgotten his entire upbringing.

 

[Eggs]

in all seriousness, it’s an absolute outrage that for all the spin and talk we are clearly not providing enough of this for those who need it. We’re letting them down , badly .

...I can’t say too much but it’s nothing short of scandalous.

 

[Nymzee]

Which is amazing as apparently he only moved there within 18 months but seems to have completely forgotten his entire upbringing.

Sure he's been there 15 years.

 

[zzr45]

Sure he's been there 15 years.

There was a post he made way back toward the start where he insinuated he’d moved recently. Perhaps looking too deeply into the ranting of a mad man.

 

[orly]

Still no-one hasn't answered the question, why you got taught Russian history besides your own or even American history when most of our families went there. And that's why no-one questioned China when they came out with their nonsense.

You've all been swayed by your teachers and professors to believe, communism good. Capitalism bad.

Still, doesn't matter I'm off topic and I have to shut up. It's for the best so you don't have to question you're own moral sensibilities.

*your

 

[Nymzee]

There was a post he made way back toward the start where he insinuated he’d moved recently. Perhaps looking too deeply into the ranting of a mad man.

I was only going off this to be fair he could have lived in a gulag for 10 years.

I haven't lived in the UK or Ireland for over 15 years.

 

[Brennan]

The money doesnt get paid back. The debt just grows and grows it's like imaginary money. None of the nations who were hit by the gfc and then implemented austerity measures have reduced their deficit, the deficit grows, it's just by less each year. They will issue a load more bearer bonds that will be bought up to float the extra money in circulation. Its crazyyyy

That's actually not true to be fair. The Tory government did significantly reduce the deficit.

Debt as a percentage of GDP has increased but that is a different thing.