tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post7386862601739335531..comments2023-10-30T09:11:12.922-07:00Comments on Clouded Outlook: Alice's bubble wrapAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-46176433592313233722008-08-30T08:00:00.000-07:002008-08-30T08:00:00.000-07:00New Labour never cared about the poor and downtrod...New Labour never cared about the poor and downtrodden of the UK (and there are so many of them). As we see from the figures that keep coming out, the number of 'workless' and poor and unhealthy has grown. These people do serve a purpose: they are like 'pets' that are kept in their state of misery for Labour to dredge out to beat up everyone else with. But the truth of their true loyalty will come in the housing market bail out: property owners. And they will in turn crash the pound and vaporise people's savings. As we see in the US< housing bubbles aren't saved by state support, the state support just destroys the entire banking system. Oh well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-5059960811542680442008-08-30T08:51:00.000-07:002008-08-30T08:51:00.000-07:00"softened up" for a bailout. That is ex..."softened up" for a bailout. That is exactly right.vodka drinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-405085207115127372008-08-30T09:15:00.000-07:002008-08-30T09:15:00.000-07:00You totally hit the nail on the head! "The id...You totally hit the nail on the head! "The idea is immoral, since it takes from those who have little and gives to those have much."<br><br>Eventually the housing market will turn around, and in some sense, will represent a boom as prices rise back to a healthy level. By subsidizing first-time buyers (which we are doing here in the States, too) when home values are low, the government is subsidizing their leverage and increasing the potential of the earned income on the asset (the house)....and at who's expense? Really, great point!Rebecca Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09101893640012081618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-69258338945093690882008-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:002008-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:00Labour are not there to bail out the homeowners. T...Labour are not there to bail out the homeowners. They are there to bail out the banks. If I owe you money, and I don't repay it, that's *your* problem - it's not mine.<br><br>Or to quote: "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. (John Paul Getty)"<br><br>What homeowners owe the bank can be counted in trillions of pounds.<br><br>The banks have a problem, which Labour is trying to solve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-66807757115274506892008-08-30T13:41:00.000-07:002008-08-30T13:41:00.000-07:00have a look at this ,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk...have a look at this ,<br>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7<br> I cannot believe we are being ruled by a speak your weight machine!chriswovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09177625302402497657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-56078824759287011672008-09-01T14:06:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:06:00.000-07:00"The idea is immoral, since it takes from tho..."The idea is immoral, since it takes from those who have little and gives to those have much."<br><br>Although I agree, I think it's more pertinent to put it like so...<br><br>"The idea is immoral, since it takes from those who have earned it and gives to those who haven't"<br><br>NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-11104145031136161392008-09-01T14:27:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:27:00.000-07:00Why are we playing Nu Lab's game and using the...Why are we playing Nu Lab's game and using the expression 'credit crunch'. This game of semantics globalises the issue and lets Brown off the hook.<br><br>Credit Crunch ? This is just 'pay back' pure and simple - why redefine something which was innevitable as a new phenomenon ?Electro-Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.com