Funny how skewed the UK economy has become. The best paying jobs involve nothing very productive at all. While very lucrative for those who are accountants, lawyers and bankers how are we going to raise the cash to fill in the black holes of our balance of payments deficit and national debt, since they produce nothing we can sell to the rest of the world?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostFunny how skewed the UK economy has become. The best paying jobs involve nothing very productive at all. While very lucrative for those who are accountants, lawyers and bankers how are we going to raise the cash to fill in the black holes of our balance of payments deficit and national debt, since they produce nothing we can sell to the rest of the world?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostWhat do Excel jockies like yourself produce?
Can we sell these spreadsheets to China?
The clue is in my username, but I suppose that as you're not the sharpest tool in the box you failed to pick up on that.
HTH
Perhaps I could switch the question and ask what HTML "coders" such as yourself produce?Hard Brexit now!
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A good test, is to imagine what the impact would be if they all went on strike tomorrow.
would we even notice ?
teachers - yes
nurses -yes
binmen - yes
lawyers - yes actually
accountants - strangely yes
Bankers - no
philosophers - no
mind you, we pay people based on how hard it is to replace them, not on how productive they are
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostA good test, is to imagine what the impact would be if they all went on strike tomorrow.
would we even notice ?
teachers - yes
nurses -yes
binmen - yes
lawyers - yes actually
accountants - strangely yes
Bankers - no
philosophers - no
mind you, we pay people based on how hard it is to replace them, not on how productive they are
I asked how will we generate money to pay off our national debt if everyone aspires to be an accountant, lawyer or banker.
These professions don't create wealth, they merely shuffle existing wealth around.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostA good test, is to imagine what the impact would be if they all went on strike tomorrow.
would we even notice ?
teachers - yes
nurses -yes
binmen - yes
lawyers - yes actually
accountants - strangely yes
Bankers - no
philosophers - no
mind you, we pay people based on how hard it is to replace them, not on how productive they are
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThe simple solution is to let the Germans march in and run our economy.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostFunny how skewed the UK economy has become. The best paying jobs involve nothing very productive at all. While very lucrative for those who are accountants, lawyers and bankers how are we going to raise the cash to fill in the black holes of our balance of payments deficit and national debt, since they produce nothing we can sell to the rest of the world?"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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