Hypocrisy
Overheard the other day: "I've told you before - stop swearing in front of the kids, for fuck's sake." Your tales of double standards please.
( , Thu 19 Feb 2009, 12:21)
Overheard the other day: "I've told you before - stop swearing in front of the kids, for fuck's sake." Your tales of double standards please.
( , Thu 19 Feb 2009, 12:21)
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The great depression
is actually the closest parallel to the current situation*. Which is insane, because predicting ecomonic growth based on what happened nearly a hundred years ago is about as much use as mudflaps on a tortoise. But that's what they are doing.
*with the caveat that America's refusal to abandon the gold standard at the time was a major contributor to the situation, if not going tits up, then staying tits up
( , Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:39, Reply)
is actually the closest parallel to the current situation*. Which is insane, because predicting ecomonic growth based on what happened nearly a hundred years ago is about as much use as mudflaps on a tortoise. But that's what they are doing.
*with the caveat that America's refusal to abandon the gold standard at the time was a major contributor to the situation, if not going tits up, then staying tits up
( , Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:39, Reply)
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