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Re:UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN... by SideburnsOfDoom on Saturday November 17, 2018 @07:39AM (#18475314)
The idea that a country's budget can be compared to a family's budget is a big fallacy. They are fundamentally different.
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Re:UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN... by tonyedgecombe on Saturday November 17, 2018 @08:32AM (#18475446)
The idea that they are fundamentally different is also wrong, or did you think we don't need to service our debt?
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Re:UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN... by SideburnsOfDoom on Saturday November 17, 2018 @08:38AM (#18475466)
That's another false dichotomy. Also, yes, they are fundamentally different.
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