You can always tell armed conflict's in the offing when you see economic illiterate

[Peter]

tweets/Facebook posts from people saying how much missiles cost and how many homelesses could be put up or nurses or teachers employed with that money, etc, etc.

The fact that those missiles are in many cases designed and built in the UK by companies employing thousands and paying untold millions in UK tax revenues that then get spent on homelesses, nurses, teachers, etc, etc is of course a bit too complicated for their tiny fvcking brains.

It really is amazing how many people still appear to think that capital expenditure at a macro level is a zero sum game.

So you are saying that the homeless and the nurses should be hoping for a nice, big war? THe more missiles we use the more we need.

And of course, injuries are big business for the nurses.

Surprised to see you championing the war economy, b. It is practically socialism.

[Burney]

So you are saying that the homeless and the nurses should be hoping for a nice, big war? THe more missiles we use the more we need.

And of course, injuries are big business for the nurses.

Surprised to see you championing the war economy, b. It is practically socialism.

National defence is one of the few areas where I have a use for government, p. It's therefore one of the few areas for which I don't resent paying tax. After all, who else is going to do it?

And anyway, what I really resent are the morons who seem to think that spending money in one place means it's not available in another. That's not how economies work.

[Peter]

National defence is one of the few areas where I have a use for government, p. It's therefore one of the few areas for which I don't resent paying tax. After all, who else is going to do it?

And anyway, what I really resent are the morons who seem to think that spending money in one place means it's not available in another. That's not how economies work.

I agree. Morons! Like suggesting that if we leave the EU we can spend more on the NHS. What sort of ****ing idiot would say something like that! Or vote for it......

Those complaining now should come and see you, b. You can tell them that isnt how economies work

[Burney]

I agree. Morons! Like suggesting that if we leave the EU we can spend more on the NHS. What sort of ****ing idiot would say something like that! Or vote for it......

Those complaining now should come and see you, b. You can tell them that isnt how economies work

You should take that up with the people who actually voted for that, p. If you can find one.

[Peter]

You should take that up with the people who actually voted for that, p. If you can find one.

Why cant I take it up with the people who campaigned on it, including the current Foreign Secretary? I mean, if he doesnt understand the basics of how the economy works......

[Burney]

Why cant I take it up with the people who campaigned on it, including the current Foreign Secretary? I mean, if he doesnt understand the basics of how the economy works......

Feel free. However, if you're going to take personal issue with every silly, simplistic claim made with the intention of winning election or referendum campaigns, it's going to take a while.

[Peter]

Feel free. However, if you're going to take personal issue with every silly, simplistic claim made with the intention of winning election or referendum campaigns, it's going to take a while.

True. Perhaps I should just sit on here and use these examples every time you pour scorn on people for expressing views that are slightly less silly than those we are presented with by our politicians.

In a sense, by the way, it IS how economies work. When you have a taxation ceiling, precipitated by a post THatcher consensus on the basic rate of income tax and an unwillingness to enforce corporation tax, public spending has a ceiling as well. With finite resources each area of expenditure constitutes a choice- a pound spent here is a pound less available there.

Guns and butter, b. Was always thus.