there was something in the paper about 90% of scottish families taking more out in benefits than they paid in
but i was reading it upside down over someone's shoulder on the tube, so i could have misread it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:32, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

That was the idiot head of the Scottish Tories.
And it's massaged figures. But pretty much 70-80% of everyone in the UK takes out more than they put in. It's kind of inevitable. Unless your country turns a profit. It's a meaningless statistic.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:35, Reply)

i don't know whether to agree with you or to whinge about being in the 20% to wind you up
which would you prefer?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:37, Reply)

I suspect you're the only person on here that is a net contributor
and even then, I bet you would be fucking shocked about how close you are to not being one.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:38, Reply)

she doesn't contribute nets
she gets caught in them when she goes swimming
(quintsy, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:41, Reply)

tax sucks when you don't get to tell them how to spend it
less beds for hospitals, moar pink paint for the houses of parliament
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:42, Reply)

how would that work swipey?

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:43, Reply)

i just thought it would look good painted pink

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:44, Reply)

but big ben would look like a cock.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:45, Reply)

that was EXACTLY my thinking

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:45, Reply)

so, so hard up

(quintsy, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:46, Reply)

oh swipey :(
stop pretending you're not a fat lesbian.
none of us believe this act.
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:46, Reply)

:(

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 15:03, Reply)

the problem isn't taxation levels for scotchland.
it's borrowing. we instantly have no credit rating therefore won't be able to borrow any money.
this isn't talked about because the vast majority of our population think that means we can't borrow money from the local credit union to buy a large flat screen tv and some trainers.
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 14:36, Reply)

Not that I care wither way about Scottish independence, but I don't think you're correct here.
New countries have come into existence before and had access to the financial markets. It may be slightly more expensive than you'd think fair at first, but it's not completely blocked.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Mon 15 Oct 2012, 15:01, Reply)