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Originally posted by thoughtsfull
reply to post by muzzleflash
It would be really funny, as down in my way the "no popery" signs are already up.. and tonight another effigy of the Pope (Pope Pius IX) will be burnt/blown up along with those figures who are deemed enemy of the peeps..
So I'm not really sure the Vatican would want to inject cash into such a naughty nation, do you?
Originally posted by thoughtsfull
reply to post by muzzleflash
It would be really funny, as down in my way the "no popery" signs are already up.. and tonight another effigy of the Pope (Pope Pius IX) will be burnt/blown up along with those figures who are deemed enemy of the peeps..
So I'm not really sure the Vatican would want to inject cash into such a naughty nation, do you?
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes
If true, then clearly nobody is going to loan £75 billion, without expecting something in return.
Originally posted by stumason
£75Bn would only pay around 10% of the national debt, so Foundation X better go away and come back with a better deal.
This offer would only cover the deficit for one year.....
Very odd story though and rather interesting.....
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
Originally posted by thoughtsfull
reply to post by Korg Trinity
Don't you feel it odd that what they are offering to pay for is services like schools and hospitals that will have no real impact on our economy now, let alone stimulate our economy or that of the world.
Which implies to me they are simply moving their money into the UK as opposed to injecting it into the economy to create an economic boost.
Originally posted by belial259
reply to post by thoughtsfull
Targeting of the public sector would go a fair way toward diffusing social tensions that are exacerbated by austerity measures.
Originally posted by thoughtsfull
reply to post by Korg Trinity
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But my point was that the target sector is public services like hospitals, and schools, while investing in that sector will not provide a boost to the economy, so something is adrift, since the stated goal is fixing the economy while the reality of the offer is injecting money into the investment cul de sac of public services.
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There are to many inconsistencies for foundation X to be anything other than some shadow organisation.. and if they are making a move put of the shadows now, what does that mean for the health of the global economy?