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Originally Posted by Hugh
But the previous government didn't - it spent money it didn't have, and eventually the free-for-all has to stop, and we have to live within our means as a country (slightly frightening that borrowing over £140 million per day to stand still can be called "living within our means....).
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not the same situation, the government has the means to pay back what its borrowing, I agree the deficit is at a high level but its unrealistic to expect to have no deficit. It also has mechanisms it can call up on for a increase of tax revenue should it be needed. Quite simply put a government shouldnt be compared to a business, another mistake tories tend to make they try to run it like a business.
Mertle made a point which you havent answered, he basically saying the same as me in that these jobs are not going to just appear. It is a global market.