...it must be said: coronavirus has not ruined the UK; it has exposed the systemic ruin already here.That would be the state that discharged coronavirus-riddled patients back to care homes to infect others? Who employs people unable to follow simple guidelines and issue fines without them being overturned? The state whose agents can't understand a simple term like 'homeless'?
The states that's proven itself incapable of keeping things running while Tesco, Sky, Netflix and Amazon go right on doing what they do with barely a blip?
Or does Aditya think that the state would do better with the likes of Starmer at the helm, and Abbott in the Home Office?
The Bank forecasts that 2021 will be the year of the bounceback, the V-shaped recovery. Such a scenario seems to me utter fantasy. Pubs, cafe and theatres will shut by the score, many more businesses will run out of cash and time.I'm confused, doesn't the 'Guardian' think we spend too much money on fripperies like entertaining ourselves anyway? Won't it be happy that we may all be in our homes eating gruel?
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In UK the state takes about 40% of our earnings, considering how little it returns to many of us you have to wonder where all the money goes to. You also have to wonder why we don't have a contingency fund for such things as a virus infection. It might be an idea to scrap HS2 and cut foreign aid if we need to scrape money together rather than raise taxes even further or cut pensions that are already the lowest in the developed world.
We cannot run before we can walk. It is going to be a slog for the economy this year as a recession is inevitable. This year the state should concentrate on getting people back to work and trying to reduce redundancies that will happen. Next year can be a time of rebuilding businesses and creating more jobs. I think the current government are able to do that as I think those at the top do try to see our society as a collective where everyone matters because if they didn't then there would be a lot more people on the dole than there is. There is no point denying it, the rest of this year is going to be tough, however, by being careful with spending we can move forward to create better times to come. There needs to be a focus on getting the young into work and keeping more mature people employed. Many disabled people would love a job as well but more often than not are overlooked by employers. That has to change. It's true that during 2020 there will be scarcely any jobs but by positive thinking and careful spending and planning next year can be a time of rebuilding. I think the current government and those at the top are strong enough to do it. It's only without positive thinking that we would see a collapse in social order and a rise in extremism. Fortunately, at this time, we are not governed by greed which makes a big difference to all our daily lives. Remember. Positive thinking.
"...considering how little it returns to many of us you have to wonder where all the money goes to. "
I can guess!
" It is going to be a slog for the economy this year as a recession is inevitable."
And it's going to be a worse one than any that have gone before, mark my words.
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