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[Closed] Who do we owe money to?

 wors
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BBC news says we are 600 bilion quid in debt.


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 10:09 pm
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Thats my fault - they just kept giving me new credit cards, what was i supposed to do?


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 10:25 pm
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as far a i can gather some of it is owed to other countries, foreign banks etc, some of it is owed to private companies.


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 10:30 pm
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I can lend a tenner if that helps!


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 2:19 am
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Hi Expat. I did try and change my nick (not very hard I suppose).
I'll email the admin and see if I can get it changed.

I'm thinking: ex-ex-pat, how's that?

Or am I missing the point.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 6:03 am
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wors that's government debt they are on about not personal debt.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 7:45 am
 ski
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Yea, personal debt would be over twice that figure! ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 8:47 am
 wors
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yeah i know its government debt, but who do the government owe that money to?


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 8:49 am
 ski
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I don't think even the government know ๐Ÿ˜‰

Would be interesting to know how it is spread.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 8:51 am
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[i]but who do the government owe that money to[/i]

ironically banks and other institutions who have bought treasury bonds ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 8:51 am
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The Govn has promised that our children will pay enough tax to pay back, or at least insure against, our debt.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 9:15 am