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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Those weren't being taken directly out of taxation / added onto borrowing as this is.
They were also not, primarily, for that purpose, but to avoid banks going insolvent and keep the UK's gilt interest rate down.
Not comparable.
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Not directly comparable but equally unfair to one group of people - which is the point I was making. You may care more about losing £££'s to a 'bribe' than a necessary 'policy' but the financial result is the same for a group of people who've done nothing wrong.