Correspondents note that every major G20 country had already committed to halve deficits within three years. (BBC)
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G20 summit agrees on deficit cuts by 2013 (shock serious question)
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G20 summit agrees on deficit cuts by 2013 (shock serious question)
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View PostConfused. Didn't the budget say that all they planned was to have the deficit no longer growing within 4-5 years? Must be different things, what's the difference?
They are interchangeable when politicians are giving promises."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested." -
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Politicians do not always use words that unequivocally and clearly convey the true and unmistakable sense of what they actually want you to think they mean nor of what they actually mean.Comment
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Originally posted by Drewster View PostWHS
Politicians do not always use words that unequivocally and clearly convey the true and unmistakable sense of what they actually want you to think they mean nor of what they actually mean.Comment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostThe word "deficit" almost always means the annual deficit. However, many politicians (mostly Labour) phrased it in such as way that many voters thought that they meant the total debt - and Labour were in no mood to correct their misunderstanding.Comment
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I think that Drewster has unequivocally hit the nail on the head, if you think you have understood what you think they mean, then you may have misunderstood what they actually do mean.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by Drewster View PostWHS
Politicians do not always use words that unequivocally and clearly convey the true and unmistakable sense of what they actually want you to think they mean nor of what they actually mean.
HTHComment
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