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Forum: General 02-13-2024, 08:22 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
Yes, I could easily get such a card from my local...

Yes, I could easily get such a card from my local credit union and I have considered that. But they all have a monthly fee, so they wouldn't be worthwhile for occasional use.

If I wanted to do a...
Forum: General 02-13-2024, 06:33 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
Finally something we agree on! I remember the...

Finally something we agree on! I remember the first credit card to arrive on our shores: barclaycard. The ads said "Takes the waiting out of wanting".

Mind you, nowadays I often think wistfully...
Forum: General 02-11-2024, 12:56 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
Many years ago I read a book called Social Limits...

Many years ago I read a book called Social Limits to Growth (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/647946.Social_Limits_to_Growth) which argued that, once most people's needs for material goods such as...
Forum: General 02-06-2024, 06:03 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
But then again, the larger the difference between...

But then again, the larger the difference between rich and poor, the less chance an initially poor man has to bridge that gap. And sooner or later the poor will realise that, even if they are...
Forum: General 02-05-2024, 12:20 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
When I was growing up in north-west London in the...

When I was growing up in north-west London in the 1950's, we considered ourselves poor. My father worked 7 days a week, bringing home work on Friday evenings to do over the weekends. My mother also...
Forum: General 12-08-2023, 04:23 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
A lot of this is true but it's also...

A lot of this is true but it's also oversimplified. Socialism isn't a single thing. It's a collection of ideas, some of which are better than others. Big State socialism is certainly something that...
Forum: General 03-27-2023, 04:32 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
That's not true. Practically everyone is on...

That's not true. Practically everyone is on strike right now: doctors, nurses, teachers, transport workers, the Passport Office, you name it! And they're all in debt right up to their earholes...
Forum: General 03-08-2023, 06:01 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,138
Posted By hazel
In fact there are a lot of ways in which the poor...

In fact there are a lot of ways in which the poor are penalised. For example, in the UK, most people pay their utility bills by direct debit from their bank accounts. But poor people, who often don't...
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