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nomadking · 20-08-2019, 10:04

Without the massive annual spending splurge(since around 2000) that couldn't easily have been got rid of, there was no room for a post 2008 boost. As a result, by 2008 we were paying an extra £10bn/year just in interest payments.

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nomadking cf.mega poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northampton Services: Virgin Media TV&BB 350Mb, V6 STB Posts: 8,171	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Without the massive annual spending splurge(since around 2000) that couldn't easily have been got rid of, there was no room for a post 2008 boost. As a result, by 2008 we were paying an extra £10bn/year just in interest payments.