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What happened to the "nature of debt" thread?

pqrdef
pqrdef Posts: 4,552 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
It disappeared while I was reading it.
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  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    God knows

    You must have offended someone at MSE. Was a good thread.
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    God knows

    You must have offended someone at MSE. Was a good thread.


    It suffered fundamental maths failure.

    Quite serious. Terminal in fact.
    Not Again
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »
    It suffered fundamental maths failure.

    Quite serious. Terminal in fact.

    I didn't realise Hamish had posted on it?
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    edited 2 November 2011 at 11:59AM
    Looks like someone had a right moan about it. Which seems a bit sad really, as there was nothing offensive in it.

    I'll repost.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • the_flying_pig
    the_flying_pig Posts: 2,349 Forumite
    no idea what happened to the thread.

    but the OP [no prizes for guessing who] was basically making the same sorts of argument as this rather interesting opinion piece from spring 2007.

    in everyone's defence it's a very, very difficult topic, one that I wouldn't claim to pretend to understand particularly well myself.
    FACT.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    I didn't realise Hamish had posted on it?

    Now I look a dunce.

    I was thinking about the wrong thread! :o

    We mean the thread where Hamish tried, but failed to have a pop? Bless him. Sure he'll have another go. God knows he's a trier!
  • Flight2quality
    Flight2quality Posts: 365 Forumite
    pqrdef wrote: »
    It disappeared while I was reading it.


    Someone talked about the truth about money that only gold and silver are money and paper is currency.

    We cant have the truth talked about on here, the thread will be pulled like so many others.........
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    It disappeared while I was reading it

    Creditors were offered a 100% "haircut" :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
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