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... how many people think the right thing for the country to do just happens to be the thing that works out best for them?
Isn't that a bit odd?
I mean, higher interest rates and lower taxes would make me better off, but I really can't persuade myself they'd be a good idea.
Isn't that a bit odd?
I mean, higher interest rates and lower taxes would make me better off, but I really can't persuade myself they'd be a good idea.
"It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis
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Some people look at the bigger picture!Dont wait for your boat to come in 'Swim out and meet the bloody thing'
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Going4TheDream wrote: »Some people look at the bigger picture!
The beauty of looking at the bigger picture is that it is still in the process of being painted, and it is within the power of us all to influence the final outcome
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Well, if the right thing to do is whatever is good for me, I'm sure you've got an equally good case that the right thing to do is whatever is good for you. And if your interests are in conflict with mine, we can't both be right.JonnyBravo wrote: »Isn't it a bit odd that you expect something different?
But "expect", well, to be honest, no."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
It isn't just economic policy, after having used these forums for some time I've come to the conclusion that 99% of people are completely unable to understand or agree with a point of view that doesn't personally benefit them.0
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Well, if the right thing to do is whatever is good for me, I'm sure you've got an equally good case that the right thing to do is whatever is good for you. And if your interests are in conflict with mine, we can't both be right.
But "expect", well, to be honest, no.
The "right" thing to do?
Well there's a conundrum. Right for who?
Do you believe there is an "ultimately right" choice for any of these decisions about the economy? One which is indisputedly best?
I'm pretty sure you're not that naive?
It's quite natural for people to be able to see things clearest of all from their point of view. Such that even those who are genuinely trying to be impartial can't be truly impartial. Then you add on top the large proportion who of course want whatever is best for them.
So where do I sit?
Well by and large I want what's best for me but have occasionally backed things which aren't in my interests. eg child benefit ending for higher rate tax payers.
But to take an extreme would I want a tax measure which would rescue the country and destitute me/significantly impoverish me?
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Well, if I come to a crossroads, I have to decide which way to go. I'm aware that my choice might turn out with hindsight to be a bad idea, but I can't help that. And if 3 people in the car all have different ideas, that doesn't avoid the decision either.JonnyBravo wrote: »The "right" thing to do?
Well there's a conundrum. Right for who?
Do you believe there is an "ultimately right" choice for any of these decisions about the economy? One which is indisputedly best?
Some method of choice will have to be established. Whatever it chooses, we'll call that right. It might involve, for instance, people feeling that somebody else's needs might take precedence over their own. Or it might just be who shouts loudest. Or whoever is behind the wheel. Or it might just come down to a fight.
But it'll probably start with everybody presenting what they claim are rational objective arguments that have nothing to do with their self-interest. In doing so, they're presupposing that there is a right answer."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
... how many people think the right thing for the country to do just happens to be the thing that works out best for them?
Isn't that a bit odd?
Not really, I like having a job and I would like to keep it. I would like all you to keep your jobs also.
I want an economy that is stable for all of us. Why would that be odd?0 -
Well I own 2 houses outright, yet I believe house prices are too high and want them to fall."The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
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But what if deficit reduction is the only way to avoid catastrophe and can't be achieved without cutting jobs?Not really, I like having a job and I would like to keep it. I would like all you to keep your jobs also."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0
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