Why is Trump so keen on Putin

[MNW67]

Go over there and fight then, you seem to be a chest beater,

That is such a reductive argument. Like the poster last week who wrote that only the people who want more money to be spent on public services should pay the extra tax required.

 

[denso13]

Are you saying we should all join in to beat the aggressor because we should?

Yes.

 

[Highway Man]

Yes.

great idea. When you off then?

 

[MNW67]

We also have far fewer people. He was saying the IMF could be getting involved with us in the next couple of years due to sovereign debt crisis.

USA has a higher budget deficit and a higher debt to GDP ratio than the UK and most EU countries. That is what I was meaning. The US cannot afford the things which they are telling us we cannot afford. Pure hypocrisy and projection.

 

[Odds]

Russia always seem to have done well when they are invaded. But they are a bit rubbish when they are the aggressor.

Americans have that tendency, too. Both made similar mistakes in Afghanistan, but the Yanks had a much stronger economy to enable them to cushion the blow of defeat.

 

[Odds]

Yeah yeah, I will lose a lot of sleep

have a nice hot milky drink before you retire. Add nutmeg.

 

[Notch7]

go away troll. There hows that for you. You have nothing sensible to add other than try to look good in front of your troll buddies, I have no problem with that but please do not try to outwit me as you are no way near my level.

Highway Man, you are getting angry.
Please try and calm down.

We are trying to explain it to you, but we can’t understand it for you.

 

[Highway Man]

have a nice hot milky drink before you retire. Add nutmeg.

It sounds nice, I will give it a go

 

[Highway Man]

Highway Man, you are getting angry.
Please try and calm down.

I am not getting angry? Good god man get a grip. Do you seriously think this or are you attempting to wind me up? How could I get wound up. I dont take anything said on here serious enough.

 

[Deleted member 265726]

I think we need a reality check on our country's finances before anyone rallies for or against war with Russia.

9. What is the difference between the deficit and government debt?
The deficit is the difference between government revenue and spending, usually measured over a single financial year. Debt is the total amount owed by the government which has accumulated over the years. Debt is therefore a much larger sum of money. At the end of 2023/24 public sector net debt was £2,686 billion (i.e. £2.7 trillion), or 96% of GDP. This is equivalent to around £39,300 per person in the UK.

As the chart below shows, since the beginning of the 21st century, government debt has increased from around 33% of GDP to around 100% of GDP today. There were large increases due to the financial crisis (2008-2010) and the Covid-19 pandemic and energy price shock (2019-2023). Debt is at a level last seen in the early 1960s. In the 1960s, government debt was still falling after reaching over 250% of GDP during World War II.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06167/#:~:text=At the end of 2023,around 100%25 of GDP today.

 

[Highway Man]

Highway Man, you are getting angry.
Please try and calm down.

We are trying to explain it to you, but we can’t understand it for you.

Thank you for trying

 

[MNW67]

Why are we not defending Crimea or Chechnya?

You have to decide at some point where to draw the line.

 

[Highway Man]

You have to decide at some point where to draw the line.

I am not falling for it, go troll someone else. You will not wind me up today. The sun is shining and I am off out on my bike.

 

[denso13]

I think we need a reality check on our country's finances before anyone rallies for or against war with Russia.

No one is going to war with Russia.

 

[Highway Man]

No one is going to war with Russia.

Suck it up buttercup. The way you are talking you will soon be there