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China & US Bonds

setmefree2 · 2009-04-15 22:06:38

Spot the link between this:- China slows Purchase of US and other Bonds http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/business/global/13yuan.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss and this Geithner Refrains From Labeling China a Manipulator http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axKYSNiJivbg&refer=home :p

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*MF* Posts: 3,113 Forumite

16 April 2009 at 12:28PM

Wookster wrote: »

The US government has been living beyond its means for decades now. It cannot continue indefinitely, perhaps this is the watershed that starts a redress.

Is there a resource that shows UK government spending by area/ department? I've done a Google, but cannot find it.

Talking of welfare, I believe that 1,000,000 (in Generali talk) people are on long term disability benefits. That's 1.7% of the population and probably equivalent to 1 in 8 working age adults :eek:

Unbelievable!

Is this any use? - Chapter 5 here:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pespub_pesa08.htm

If many little people, in many little places, do many little things,
they can change the face of the world.
- African proverb -

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