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A Quick Thought on Low Interest Rates
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Not really
Remember up until 1914 UK inflation was roughly 0.
Bit naughty with your response, as a percentage of GDP, your chart makes sense.
But as my link shows, UK national debt has always gone up, never down..._
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as my link shows, UK national debt has always gone up, never down...
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There are a number of short but noticeable timeframes where the debt in nominal terms reduced as a result of budget surpluses.
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Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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