Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:21 am
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Not so much a thought experiment as a peek into the future.
Assuming that that it's just about over, what are we all prepared to give up or change to pay for the last couple of years?
Governments are doing what they were always going to do by inflating themselves out of their own debt but the rest of us have to pay for ourselves (and the increased government costs) while the real value of our personal wealth / income / pension pot / kids inheritance rapidly diminishes.
And even if we can sort ourselves out personally, what's the effect for families, the economy, society, education, government, climate change... everything?
Assuming that that it's just about over, what are we all prepared to give up or change to pay for the last couple of years?
Governments are doing what they were always going to do by inflating themselves out of their own debt but the rest of us have to pay for ourselves (and the increased government costs) while the real value of our personal wealth / income / pension pot / kids inheritance rapidly diminishes.
And even if we can sort ourselves out personally, what's the effect for families, the economy, society, education, government, climate change... everything?
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