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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: STMO999 on 26 January 2010, 14:22:54
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The national debt of this country stands at a shocking level, £700 Billion or there abouts. America's, at $1.5 Trillion, is equally appalling.
So imagine my shock when I read this:
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s national debt is set to rise to 973 trillion yen ($10.8 trillion) by the end of fiscal 2010, according to the Finance Ministry. :o :o :o :o
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Japan has always had big issues with national debt :( Did'nt they almost go to the wall fairly recently? :-/
Considering we are not half the size of the US, out debt is just insane >:(
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Japan has always had big issues with national debt :( Did'nt they almost go to the wall fairly recently? :-/
Considering we are not half the size of the US, out debt is just insane >:(
US GDP $12.5 trillion
UK GDP $2.2 trillion.
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Japan has always had big issues with national debt :( Did'nt they almost go to the wall fairly recently? :-/
Considering we are not half the size of the US, out debt is just insane >:(
US GDP $12.5 trillion
UK GDP $2.2 trillion.
Exactly, US Debt is 12% of their GDP, ours is 31% :o
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The national debt of this country stands at a shocking level, £700 Billion or there abouts. America's, at $1.5 Trillion, is equally appalling.
So imagine my shock when I read this:
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s national debt is set to rise to 973 trillion yen ($10.8 trillion) by the end of fiscal 2010, according to the Finance Ministry. :o :o :o :o
Still, others have taken heart at this news ST;
Capitalism's woes cheered at World Social Forum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_social_forum
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Japan has always had big issues with national debt :( Did'nt they almost go to the wall fairly recently? :-/
Considering we are not half the size of the US, out debt is just insane >:(
US GDP $12.5 trillion
UK GDP $2.2 trillion.
Exactly, US Debt is 12% of their GDP, ours is 31% :o
It's a hell of a lot more than that, once you convert our 750 billion pounds into dollars.
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The national debt of this country stands at a shocking level, £700 Billion or there abouts. America's, at $1.5 Trillion, is equally appalling.
So imagine my shock when I read this:
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s national debt is set to rise to 973 trillion yen ($10.8 trillion) by the end of fiscal 2010, according to the Finance Ministry. :o :o :o :o
Still, others have taken heart at this news ST;
Capitalism's woes cheered at World Social Forum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_social_forum
It's a bit like that here Z, but, being British, we are more reserved. ;D