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Originally Posted by Eric
Good points ... however, with some on here out-Shandying Toby Shandy on their free enterprise hobby horses, it will be a hard sell. I don't think too many realize that in order to have a consumer economy, one has to have well-paid consumers. And, of course, that means jobs for UK citizens in all sectors of the economy, even if it means a measure of protectionism. Germany got it right. They make stuff. So do the Japanese. Doesn't BMW make the Mini now? And the Japanese and South Koreans make a lot of our electronics stuff.
Anyone remember those lines from Dire Straits: "If it wasn't for the nips being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the Clyde."
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This isn't about levels of import/export tax, weighted to protect home produced goods.
It's about companies supplying services to a global market, and the fact that the most successful isn't keen to lose profits, by helping out their rivals.
If you check your Uncle Toby's Book of History you'll see mention of many countries with booming consumer economies, in which there was a population with a relatively low income. A little like modern day India.
Besides, in a world ranking, Britain rates fairly highly, when it comes to disposable income.
Dire Straits?
I think you must be in 'em, if you're taking their middle class, middle of the road, musing as gospel.
White youth, black youth
Better find another solution
Why not phone up Robin Hood?
And ask him for some wealth distribution
- The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
