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'Colossal' spending cuts to come, warns IFS

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  • Thrugelmir
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    They don't care whether they're fit to run the country, they only care whether they get enough votes to keep getting paid.

    Unless David Copperfield performs one of his illusory tricks. Then the problem will very soon become very apparent. People will demand solutions not bluster.
  • CLAPTON
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Unless David Copperfield performs one of his illusory tricks. Then the problem will very soon become very apparent. People will demand solutions not bluster.



    what problems are you expecting?
    how will they show themselves?
  • Thrugelmir
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    what problems are you expecting?
    how will they show themselves?

    Nothing that hasn't been previously documented and forecast for some years now.
  • CLAPTON
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Nothing that hasn't been previously documented and forecast for some years now.



    you mean all the false previous predictions of doom and social collapse that haven't come to pass


    we can probably live with a repeat of them
  • Thrugelmir
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    you mean all the false previous predictions of doom and social collapse that haven't come to pass


    Pretending that nothing needs to change is a foolish state of mind. Everything is changing. Whether it's enough or the right road. Only history will tell the tale.
  • CLAPTON
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Pretending that nothing needs to change is a foolish state of mind. Everything is changing. Whether it's enough or the right road. Only history will tell the tale.



    to assume any sort of change is for the better is proved madness.


    so saying things 'need' to change is facile and worse, unhelpful
  • Thrugelmir
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    to assume any sort of change is for the better is proved madness.


    so saying things 'need' to change is facile and worse, unhelpfull

    I prefer to keep an open mind. Narrow mindedness leads to arrogance and protectionism, and not least self interest. Rather than a betterment for all.
  • CLAPTON
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    I prefer to keep an open mind. Narrow mindedness leads to arrogance and protectionism, and not least self interest. Rather than a betterment for all.





    Never taking a view means you are never wrong: it also means you are never right
    And it means you are always useless and never accept responsibility for any course of action.
    Plenty of foot soldiers like that.
  • Thrugelmir
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    Never taking a view means you are never wrong: it also means you are never right
    And it means you are always useless and never accept responsibility for any course of action.
    Plenty of foot soldiers like that.

    Is this an introspective comment?
  • CLAPTON
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Is this an introspective comment?



    it's good we both agree.
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