Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 03:44am)

You think this is all straight forward but it isn't, a countries economy is completely different from a business one and debt can be a good thing depending on the outcome.
You might consider spending money on a foreign country to be wasteful, but if it prevents them from allowing a rival nation a military foot hold in a region in dispute it can be worth every cent.
That foreign aid also generally returns far more money in trade deals and suchforth in the long run, but you would likely consider it wasteful spending.
Those people in public service you assume are not doing anything very likely have integral roles and will likely need to be replaced by more expensive consultants like our conservative government literally just found out..
Its not black and white spending = bad/saving = good.

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 09:44am)

You think this is all straight forward but it isn't, a countries economy is completely different from a business one and debt can be a good thing depending on the outcome.
You might consider spending money on a foreign country to be wasteful, but if it prevents them from allowing a rival nation a military foot hold in a region in dispute it can be worth every cent.
That foreign aid also generally returns far more money in trade deals and suchforth in the long run, but you would likely consider it wasteful spending.
Those people in public service you assume are not doing anything very likely have integral roles and will likely need to be replaced by more expensive consultants like our conservative government literally just found out..
Its not black and white spending = bad/saving = good.

Quote (Djunior @ May 5 2025 02:43am)

34 trillion in debt combined with higher interest rates is never a good thing period

If the establishment doesn't like to get voted out of office they shouldn't let it get this far. I don't know about Australia whatever government you have right now but the same principle applies, there's always the next elections around the corner

Quote (D_urRRR @ May 4 2025 09:58pm)

These were simple yes or no questions and you failed.

:bouncy:

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 03:31pm)

Our left wing party just won in a land slide yesterday after our conservatives said they were going to do doge lol.

No, you are simple, the questions had nuance, which is what i have been trying to tell you but you are struggling.

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 02:44am)

You think this is all straight forward but it isn't, a countries economy is completely different from a business one and debt can be a good thing depending on the outcome.
You might consider spending money on a foreign country to be wasteful, but if it prevents them from allowing a rival nation a military foot hold in a region in dispute it can be worth every cent.
That foreign aid also generally returns far more money in trade deals and suchforth in the long run, but you would likely consider it wasteful spending.
Those people in public service you assume are not doing anything very likely have integral roles and will likely need to be replaced by more expensive consultants like our conservative government literally just found out..
Its not black and white spending = bad/saving = good.

Quote (PapaPsych @ May 5 2025 06:32am)

You could of been honest at least answered yes to all 5 of his questions, then put in your little retort about it being a real necessary evil in your mind.

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 11:57pm)

I do not think the answer is yes to any of those questions, as i said, its not a household economy.

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 09:31pm)

Our left wing party just won in a land slide yesterday after our conservatives said they were going to do doge lol.

Quote (Plaguefear @ May 4 2025 07:57pm)

I do not think the answer is yes to any of those questions, as i said, its not a household economy.