Is the UK a wealthy nation?

douhgnute Mae is F a n n i e Mae, the American housing agency. Another example of the ludicrous censorship practised by JC.

One of my posts concerning Philip K D i c k was turned into Phiulip K Richard by them. Add ‘heads’ to the author’s actual surname and you get a clearer idea of the censoring system practised here.

@terry wrote:

Wordworth claims the UK is a wealthy nation. If that is the case, why are we in so much debt and why do we (as a nation) have to keep borrowing money to pay our way?
Do we really have money in the bank or not?

(From a later post)

panda12 wrote:
You’re infatuated by Mr Brown.

Terry replied:

You, jen and wordsworth have some weird obsession about telling me what I am rather than concentrating your efforts on debating any given subject.

When that happens (as is often the case) I naturally assume that you are struggling to put any valid points across (as is often the case).

Now, in this particular discussion I am putting across that the UK doesn’t have any money of its own and that is why we borrow money. Hence, we are not a wealthy nation

. . . . (some relevant economic points made here) . . . . .

We’re not a wealthy nation. The question then is how do we become one..?

(From a later post) . . . .the fact of the matter is that these are threads I’ve started that you feel are worth spoiling. . . . .

I don’t claim to be impartial, but I don’t feel that Panda spoilt the thread as Terry had referred to Gordon Brown repeatedly in this thread and in other posts, her comment wasn’t phrased as constructively as it might be. But then JC boards are not necessarily the most academic of fora.

She had made several economic points in previous posts to this thread, and included more third party information than Terry, including posts. For these to be referred in general terms as part of a weird obsession and often struggling to put any valid point across is, I think quite rude.

So although Panda might possibly (not in my opinion, but I have mentioned my bias) be described as ‘starting it’ I do believe the spoiling of the thread was embedded by Terry, with the first dismissive response. He is, of course entitled to do this, but paid the price (intentional or not?) of distracting from his valid economic points with his less valid personal ones.

More positively at this point the direction of the thread was changed to whether the UK is wealthy to what should be done about it. Unfortunately neither he nor others, myself included have addressed that question in this thread.

Is there still room in the thread to discuss economic issues?

@sceptical guy wrote:

douhgnute Mae is F a n n i e Mae, the American housing agency. Another example of the ludicrous censorship practised by JC.

One of my posts concerning Philip K D i c k was turned into Phiulip K Richard by them. Add ‘heads’ to the author’s actual surname and you get a clearer idea of the censoring system practised here.

I know, I did reply to that!

@wordsworth60 wrote:

@panda12 wrote:

@sceptical guy wrote:

douhgnute Mae is F a n n i e Mae, the American housing agency. Another example of the ludicrous censorship practised by JC.

One of my posts concerning Philip K D i c k was turned into Phiulip K Richard by them. Add ‘heads’ to the author’s actual surname and you get a clearer idea of the censoring system practised here.

I know, I did reply to that!

If I ever have a maiden aunt, I’m gonna call her Doughnut Mae :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That’s a bit jammy. :wink: