tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post4208481406095002091..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Looking after the penniesDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-53044379401016803202009-03-10T11:26:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:26:00.000+00:00I think we'll see a lot of thrift, and it's probab...I think we'll see a lot of thrift, and it's probably not particularly good news.<BR/><BR/>People like myself who have not (yet) seen a reduction in income, are nonetheless hearing doom and gloom on the news, and tightening our belts. That means less of our money goes to shops, restaurants etc., which is bad news for those businesses, their staff, their suppliers.<BR/><BR/>The real answer is fewer people. But try as I might I can't think of a humane way to achieve that in the short term.<BR/><BR/>I'm contributing in a small way by not having kids :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154903370394451698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-33336428207950871822009-03-10T09:58:00.000+00:002009-03-10T09:58:00.000+00:00"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too li..."That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly"<BR/>T. Paine<BR/>Not sure even old Tom would have an answer to this problem.BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-25539980338465556892009-03-10T08:12:00.000+00:002009-03-10T08:12:00.000+00:00Over the last two days I've heard of three people ...Over the last two days I've heard of three people here in Spain - one of them unemployed - who've just bought new cars with interest-free loans backed up by no collateral at all. <BR/><BR/>Stimulation, they call it, apparently. But if that's the sort of hanky-panky that got us into this God-awful mess, isn't it unlikely to be the most effective way to get us out of it?Archie_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582569974503175543noreply@blogger.com