Public Spending...

What should government do with public spending?

  • Increase it

    Votes: 7 35.0%

  • Decrease it

    Votes: 8 40.0%

  • Keep it the same

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • Total voters
    20
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andrewb

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Should we maintain the current rates of public spending by our government, or in times of recession, should we try and reduce it to pay for all the government debt?
 
we should spend what we can afford to spend and sod the bloody government....they spend enough
 
flashy said:
we should spend what we can afford to spend and sod the bloody government....they spend enough
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LOL Public spending is not how much you or me spend Shaz,its how much the government spend on public things like hospitals,police etc :)
 
mthead said:
LOL Public spending is not how much you or me spend Shaz,its how much the government spend on public things like hospitals,police etc :)
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oops lol, cheers Ian :D

the hairs blonde this week (or at least thats my excuse for being thick) ;)
 
bit of a loaded question that Andrew..you are learning fast ...but I reckon I know that your own answer would be the old Tory way...reduce public spending by making massive cuts in Education,the NHS and even the Defence budget..the Tory way has been tried and tested in the past during the several reccesions caused by their incompetence.
 
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who cares its the moneymen that got us in this mess, regulate n make them sort the mess out, yer damned if ya do, damned if ya dont in government during a recession.
 
lancsdave said:
Bit out of character for andrew :rolleyes::D
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way i see it, depending which economist ya listen too, some say spend less, some say spend more, if people like that can't make their minds up as to the best way, why does AndrewB think accyweb can.:D
 
cashman said:
way i see it, depending which economist ya listen too, some say spend less, some say spend more, if people like that can't make their minds up as to the best way, why does AndrewB think accyweb can.:D
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fair point...perhaps it's because he holds the views of Accywebbers in such high esteem. :)
 
Gordon says spend more so the best way must be to spend less, because he ain't a clue what he's doing, and close on £2 trillion of debt speaks for itself:rolleyes:
 
Guess we've all seen what rash decisions cause, i'd leave it pretty much as is for the moment, lets face it, probably not that much scope for anything too drastic now anyway depending on who's figures you really believe. No matter who makes the decision, it will almost certainly be made by a prat who we cant relate to and visa versa!:rolleyes:

Best Regards - Tagy
 
The worker becomes all the poorer the more wealth he produces, the more his production increases in power and range. The worker becomes an ever cheaper commodity the more commodities he creates. With the increasing value of the world of things proceeds in direct proportion to the devaluation of the world of men. Labour produces not only commodities; it produces itself and the worker as a commodity -- and does so in the proportion in which it produces commodities generally.

Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844)
 
It's a bit of a vague question as public spending covers so many areas. There are areas where it should be increased - investment in small businesses, investment in creativity, education etc, as these are long-term ways out of the recession.

However, when it comes to things like the Olympics, then clearly they need to clamp down on spending our money.

Unfortunately, as costs for the Olympics sky rocket, I fear that all the other areas will suffer.
 
wadey said:
The worker becomes all the poorer the more wealth he produces, the more his production increases in power and range. The worker becomes an ever cheaper commodity the more commodities he creates. With the increasing value of the world of things proceeds in direct proportion to the devaluation of the world of men. Labour produces not only commodities; it produces itself and the worker as a commodity -- and does so in the proportion in which it produces commodities generally.

Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844)
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Did he work that out whilst smoking those large cigars?? Should have been more like Harpo and kept quiet!! :eek:;)
 
wadey said:
The worker becomes all the poorer the more wealth he produces, the more his production increases in power and range. The worker becomes an ever cheaper commodity the more commodities he creates. With the increasing value of the world of things proceeds in direct proportion to the devaluation of the world of men. Labour produces not only commodities; it produces itself and the worker as a commodity -- and does so in the proportion in which it produces commodities generally.

Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844)
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I knew is brother Groucho:D
 
mthead said:
LOL Public spending is not how much you or me spend Shaz,its how much the government spend on public things like hospitals,police etc :)
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Dont forget Benefits, Foreign Aid, Stupid Projects and servicing hugh debt repayments for monies borrowed by the Government. I am sure there are many more but thats a start. :):rolleyes:
 
Last night I watched a Dispatches programme that I had recorded and forgotten about. The amount of public spending that was squandered was a disgrace(and this isn't a rant against Labour think money would be wasted whoever is in power). Think there should be some sort of regulator brought in to monitor public spending, something needs doing to stop this wanton waste IMHO.
 
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