US heads off fiscal cliff… after which an anvil drops on their head
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And people say we have a rubbish system.
I was in the US while they were trying to resolve the Bush/Gore election. Some bloke in a bar said 'bet you guys <meaning Brits - why would they care?> are laughing your asses off at this?' I said 'no. just find it sad it's come to this'.
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At least some of them are aware that their process of government now seems like this:
or this:
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several times on this forum I have asked the collective economic genii why the country is not run in the same way that I run my domestic budget
i.e. try to match spending to income
every time they put their fingers to the temple, stick there tongues out and make 'mental' circling manouvres
well, maybe I am a loon, but who is staring down a cliff now eh ? dicksplats
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postseveral times on this forum I have asked the collective economic genii why the country is not run in the same way that I run my domestic budget
i.e. try to match spending to income
every time they put their fingers to the temple, stick there tongues out and make 'mental' circling manouvres
well, maybe I am a loon, but who is staring down a cliff now eh ? dicksplats
here is the US financial cliff, with a load of zeros taken off(8) - to make it a domestic budget
Annual Household income - £21,000
Annual Household spends - £38,000
Annual addition to credit card - £7,000
Current amount on credit card - £142,000
Amount of spends that I have asked the missus to reduce, but she is fighting like heck and threatening all sorts of dire results if I just dont stfu - £40
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postseveral times on this forum I have asked the collective economic genii why the country is not run in the same way that I run my domestic budget
i.e. try to match spending to incomeComment
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostHe's right dagnabbit.
here is the US financial cliff, with a load of zeros taken off(8) - to make it a domestic budget
Annual Household income - £21,000
Annual Household spends - £38,000
Annual addition to credit card - £7,000
Current amount on credit card - £142,000
Amount of spends that I have asked the missus to reduce, but she is fighting like heck and threatening all sorts of dire results if I just dont stfu - £40
Nice analogy.
Annual Household income - £21,000
Annual Household spends - £38,000
Annual addition to credit card - £7,000
Where's the extra £10K coming from? Or should it be 17K on the credit card? (Genuine question, not trying to 'nit-pick' - is it a typo, or is the other £10K coming from somewhere else?)Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostUS heads off fiscal cliff… after which an anvil drops on their headWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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So after failing to reach an agreement and missing their own self imposed deadline the actual impact is, not really a lot?!Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostNice analogy.
Annual Household income - £21,000
Annual Household spends - £38,000
Annual addition to credit card - £7,000
Where's the extra £10K coming from? Or should it be 17K on the credit card? (Genuine question, not trying to 'nit-pick' - is it a typo, or is the other £10K coming from somewhere else?)
it's even worse than we thought(\__/)
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