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The Answer to the Government Debt ...

MrRee_2
MrRee_2 Posts: 2,389 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
.... it's simple really.

Sell the Falkland Islands to the Argies for £250b ..... sorted.

Then, go back and take them back in 2015 :D
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  • angrypirate
    angrypirate Posts: 1,151 Forumite
    edited 21 December 2011 at 1:40PM
    MrRee wrote: »
    .... it's simple really.

    Sell the Falkland Islands to the Argies for £250b ..... sorted.

    Then, go back and take them back in 2015 :D
    Why not £1 trillion so the government clear all the country's debt.
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    We could probably shift Jersey pretty easily too.
  • tartanterra
    tartanterra Posts: 819 Forumite
    MrRee wrote: »
    .... it's simple really.

    Sell the Falkland Islands to the Argies for £250b ..... sorted.

    Then, go back and take them back in 2015 :D

    Of course, after all the cuts to the Royal Navy, the Army are likely to have to swim there if we want it back.:(
    Nothing is foolproof, as fools are so ingenious! :D
  • DervProf
    DervProf Posts: 4,035 Forumite
    MrRee wrote: »
    .... it's simple really.

    Sell the Falkland Islands to the Argies for £250b ..... sorted.

    Then, go back and take them back in 2015 :D


    Even simpler, why don't you pay off the debt ? You'll still have a few billion in the bank, and those of us who think you are a bit of a **** might change our minds.
    30 Year Challenge : To be 30 years older. Equity : Don't know, don't care much. Savings : That's asking for ridicule.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Thought Argentina went bust.
  • wherediditallgothen
    wherediditallgothen Posts: 1,520 Forumite
    MrRee wrote: »
    .... it's simple really.

    Sell the Falkland Islands to the Argies for £250b ..... sorted.

    Then, go back and take them back in 2015 :D

    There would be no debt if we found a way to harness your hot air and bull5h*t and exported it all over the globe.
    Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
    Bo Jackson
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've got a better idea. All of Mr Ree's alternative personalities could constantly buy and sell the same house to and from each other at ever increasing prices until enough stamp duty has been raised to pay off the national debt. Everyone would be happy - especially Mr Ree and his imaginary friends, because he/they would finally have some evidence for the surge in house price sales / prices in his immediate local area which he keeps going on about.
  • the_root_of_all_evil
    the_root_of_all_evil Posts: 172 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    just cancel the debt, it doesnt really exist, only on paper, thats it.
  • Rochdale_Pioneers
    Rochdale_Pioneers Posts: 2,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Impose a tax on all foreigners living abroad.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »
    Impose a tax on all foreigners living abroad.

    Thats what we used to do, bring back the empire.
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