Misuse of facts...

Such as trying to equate debt used to win a war which gets paid down after the war ends, to the mess Europe is in with it's general debt and future pension and welfare liabilities that European Governments can't afford to pay... Please tell us old wise sage of arithmetic how you expect the Government to pay this?

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So in reality Government debt stands at closer to 500% GDP... Not really a weird invention or misuse of facts is it?

Posted By: POA on June 25th 2012 at 16:06:28

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Most sense I've EVER read on WOTB: (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 25, 14:23:26
- Yeah. Apart from being bollocks, of course (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:09:40
  - Interesting... (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 15:32:40
    - Er - that's in current prices (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:36:20
      - Once again peaks during the wars... (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 15:39:21
        
        Do we take that as an apology for showing such a ridiculously misleading chart? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:42:20
        
        Yes I think we should take it as your apology... (n/m) (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 15:43:15
        
        Haha. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:44:53
        
        Proportion of national income in an irrelevance... (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 15:50:55
        
        Ooooh Kay (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:55:21
        
        I'll take that as you bowing out... (n/m) (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 15:57:03
        
        I very much hope not, given who employs him (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:53:47
        
        What about the other 3M - 1? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:40:59
      - definately could do with stopping the recent angle of that curve (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 25, 15:37:58
  - Interesting that the two peaks coincide with WW1 and WW2 - you know what he means! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:17:47
    - Have to assume that you guys think current Public Spending level is sustainable!? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:32:14
      - A political choice (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:40:54
        
        I'm not making a judgement, I'm just saying that current levels of Public Spending.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:46:37
        
        'record level of national debt that we have' (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:53:58
        
        Misuse of facts... (General Chat) - POA, Jun 25, 16:06:28
      - It isn't unless the 3 people still in work pay more tax (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:33:27
        
        Do you think they should pay more tax? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:35:45
        
        I certainly should. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:37:41
        
        I would rather not pay anymore tax (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 25, 15:39:59
        
        Yes, I assumed you'd say that. Incidentally, when did you survey the waist measurements (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:42:54
        
        Just go past a local school in a mainly council house area (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 25, 15:49:19
        
        How do you know they are single? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:50:51
        
        even worse if they have non-working partners (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 25, 15:57:55
        
        Tax avoiding companies shaft you more than any Daily Express conjured nightmare scenario (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jun 25, 15:42:22
        
        absolutely, I think it is disgraceful they look at one end of the spectrum (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 25, 15:48:34
        
        It's their mates (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 25, 15:51:21
    - In current fiscal year, will be well below peaks in 70s and 80s (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 25, 15:23:28
    - and was higher than now during the 1970s and 1980s... (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 15:22:16
      - Have to assume that you guys think current Public Spending level is sustainable!? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 25, 15:33:01

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