Yes- we must adjust to the impact of politics but somehow keep it in check or we would go mad. :-)
On Oct 24, 10:33 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Heheheh ohh Rigys, it breaks my heart too, but we must. Life and politics > are the same thing. Unless you live by yourself far away from the rest of > the world that is. We could do that though, but I think the only place to > go would be (as Homer Simpson would have it) 'Under the sea' > > > > On Wednesday, 24 October 2012 06:25:35 UTC+1, rigsy03 wrote: > > > O dear- are we going to sink into politics? > > > On Oct 23, 9:24 pm, Francis Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A tax mechanism straight from Romneyworld, with the proceeds going > > directly > > > to the 1% > > > > On 24 October 2012 02:13, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Banking is estimated to contribute between 8 and 14% of UK GDP. It > > > > will be smaller in most other countries, but is still held to be > > > > vital. I doubt the figures but this doesn't really matter At 14% > > > > banking matches manufacturing contribution in the UK. > > > > > In a business account we always want to reduce bank charges to a > > > > minimum. Financial services are a cost to be reduced to minimum. I > > > > can never see why we have fallen for the idea that moving money around > > > > has anything to do with a productive economy. We would hardly > > > > organise hard work like clearing farm land by matching the number of > > > > us breaking our backs with a similar number of bankers sitting in > > > > armchairs. > > > > > I tend to think banking is just a front for organised thieving. We > > > > cut out all kinds of management and jobs in manufacturing and it's > > > > hard to see how piling bank buildings high with staff makes any > > > > sense. In science we generally try to reduce resources going into > > > > control to a minimum. We need some radical ideas on how Al Capone is > > > > getting away with all the banking going on. My guess is banking is > > > > really just a tax mechanism we don't get to vote for. > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > Francis Hunthttp://francishunt.blogspot.de/-Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
