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It's different this time because...
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It's different this time because
most people are all materially better off than they were 50/30/20 even 10 years ago. People have wardrobes stuffed with clothes and footwear. In their homes they have decent carpets, curtains, furniture, etc and most own a car which can be kept on the road. Furthermore, the charity shops are heaving with stuff and there is always free cycle...
....we'll be fine.;) This isn't the great depression - our ancestors really did own nothing back then.0 -
borntobefree wrote: »It's different this time because
most people are all materially better off than they were 50/30/20 even 10 years ago. People have wardrobes stuffed with clothes and footwear. In their homes they have decent carpets, curtains, furniture, etc and most own a car which can be kept on the road. Furthermore, the charity shops are heaving with stuff and there is always free cycle...
....we'll be fine.;) This isn't the great depression - our ancestors really did own nothing back then.
... the bailiffs have more stuff to remove.0 -
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It's different this time because...
"boom and bust" is history and New Labour have planned for steady economic growth for all eternity !0 -
It's different this time because...
... tenants will suffer too (due to overstretched BTL LLs being repossessed)
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
It`s different this time, last time we had soaring interest rates, this time they are very low and it`s still going Pete Tong.0
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It's different this time because...
... beer's cheap and the pain can be eased.
:beer:
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
It's different this time because...
... I'll just let it out instead.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
It's different this time because...
I've been through it all before and know more than I did then.No longer half of Optimisticpair
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It`s different this time......
Because we don`t have the mother of a potential criminal running this country and allowing interest rates, in the midst of a nasty recession, reaching 15%. But then again it`s all relative!0
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