Budget

[Maidmarion]

Am i the only one sad enough to be watching this live on the bbc, or are other people interested in what Brown has to say?

[Akasha]

I'm watching it... but to be honest i'm just waiting for Neighbours to come on...

[Maidmarion]

He's just bugeted 400 billion more on defence. What does this mean, war?

[lizzie]

its 400 million. not really enough to finance a war! they have already spent 4.9 billion in Iraq

[tordenskjold]

400 billion.. now THAT would be a good budget!

[md25]

I demand a mere 30p rise in the basic rate of income tax so I don't have to save for my own pension!

[mdave]

[s]md25 wrote on 13:27, 16th Mar 2005:
I demand a mere 30p rise in the basic rate of income tax so I don't have to save for my own pension!

Is that all it would take? Where do I sign up to become a British subject? With what our President intends to do to the way Americans plan for retirement, I'll be fortunate if I ever do get to retire!

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"It is history which teaches us to hope" --R. Edward Lee

[tintin]

No, I watched it. The best bit was Michael Howard ripping him to pieces afterwards - I couldn't wipe the smile off my face!

[tintin]

And then when Charles Kennedy made a slip of the tongue in referring to Gordon Brown as the Prime Minister!

[novium]

[s]mdave wrote on 13:29, 16th Mar 2005:
[s]md25 wrote on 13:27, 16th Mar 2005:[i]
I demand a mere 30p rise in the basic rate of income tax so I don't have to save for my own pension!

Is that all it would take? Where do I sign up to become a British subject? With what our President intends to do to the way Americans plan for retirement, I'll be fortunate if I ever do get to retire!

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"It is history which teaches us to hope" --R. Edward Lee
[/i]

No matter what ANY congress does (because you really don't think the president has the power to make law and allocate funds, do you?), you'll be lucky to get anything.

The problem with SS and all those pension schemes and everything is that they basically relied on the older generation being much smaller than the younger won, as luckily the situation was, what with the baby boomers and all. But that's not sustainable.

You're gonna be working all your life paying into SS for the older generation, but heck, they don't even know if it'll last long enough for our parent's generation to benefit from it.

So anyway..... if people want to plan for their retirement, instead of giving the money to the government, why don't they stick it into a bank account or bonds or something?

[Guest]

He's just bugeted 400 billion more on defence. What does this mean, war?

[Steveo]

Just got round to watching the budget on the internet. Classic pre-election budget, and I think, Gordon Brown's way of securing his position within the Labour party.

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[s]Strangers passing in the street....by chance two seperate glances meet[/s]

[Guest]

actually the budget wasnt as good as it could have been. Remember Gordon wants Labour to win, but not with a huge majority (which secures Blairs position)