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Date: 2010-10-21 11:31 am (UTC)Some people are complaining that the government tried to spend their way out of a recession, others are complaining that they aren't spending enough, and by cutting back they are going to produce another collapse, like that which happened a hundred years ago with the last Conservative/Lib Dem coalition.
To be honest, I think the whole economy is so massively complicated, that I don't think I'll ever begin to understand it. And there's so much rage about how people are acting from both sides. I can't get annoyed when I can't even figure out who's right -- maybe the truth is that everyone is wrong.
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Date: 2010-10-21 12:48 pm (UTC)Some people think we have to cut our spending to match our income so that we pay less in debt. Others think that doing so will push us into recession by dumping people into unemployment. Which one would cause more damage to the economy in the long run?
Some people think that the government shouldn't cut jobs from the civil service, because that would make people unemployed, others think that the civil service shouldn't be employing people that aren't vital.
And the quality of debate is pretty appalling, because a lot of the loudest people think that the people with the opposite views are evil bastards. So you won't see someone fact-checking Johann Hari and engaging with him about facts and possibilities, just a bunch of screaming people in the comments.
Similarly on any posts from people with the opposite viewpoint. Instead you'll just see people talking to enclaves.
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Date: 2010-10-21 03:16 pm (UTC)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11598617
Turns out that the 2-6 zone cards are used by less than 6,000 people a day.
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Date: 2010-10-21 03:18 pm (UTC)Most Excellent!