Australian Politics Forum - We owe $4.8 trillion

Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	We owe $4.8 trillion Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:22pm Have a look at this debt clock: http://www.australiandebtclock.com.au/ Federal Govt. debt = $231 billion. How did we get into such a mess? How can Wayne Swann keep a straight face when he tells us how good our economy is?
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Re: We owe $4.8 trillion
Reply #1 - Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:25pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:22pm:

Have a look at this debt clock:

http://www.australiandebtclock.com.au/

Federal Govt. debt = $231 billion.

How did we get into such a mess?

How can Wayne Swann keep a straight face when he tells us how good our economy is?

look at the housing debt - nearly 1.3 trillion !!

longloser will be happy !!

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #2 - Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:31pm Yes Nail, Look at the US debt clock: http://www.usdebtclock.org/
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metal_j Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 141	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #3 - Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:50pm I don't totally understand how our monastery system works...who do we owe all this money to?.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #4 - Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:53pm metal_j wrote on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:50pm: I don't totally understand how our monastery system works...who do we owe all this money to?. It's the Jewssssssssssssss. Would we be better off with liquidators as in for a failed company? Maybe declare bankruptcy?
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Sir lastnail Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 30088 Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #5 - Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:59pm metal_j wrote on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:50pm: I don't totally understand how our monastery system works...who do we owe all this money to?.
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #6 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 5:47am How did this happen? We owe $4.8 trillion In 2010 National debt to reach $1 trillion http://www.news.com.au/business/federal-budget/national-debt-to-reach-1-trillion...
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #7 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 7:58am Yes Pansi, the debt has climbed very fast - too fast. Could we declare bankruptcy? What would happen if we did?
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Re: We owe $4.8 trillion
Reply #8 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 8:23am

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:25pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 1^st, 2013 at 11:22pm:

Have a look at this debt clock:

http://www.australiandebtclock.com.au/

Federal Govt. debt = $231 billion.

How did we get into such a mess?

How can Wayne Swann keep a straight face when he tells us how good our economy is?

look at the housing debt - nearly 1.3 trillion !!

longloser will be happy !!

secured against assets of $4T you moron. or are you planning on paying for your house in cash?

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49015 At my desk.	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #9 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 8:41am I think this includes private lending, right? eg people's house mortgages. Half million dollar houses stack up pretty quickly.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #10 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:01am freediver wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 8:41am: I think this includes private lending, right? eg people's house mortgages. Half million dollar houses stack up pretty quickly. Hi FD, so you're quite happy about this huge debt?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49015 At my desk.	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #11 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:06am Quote: so you're quite happy about this huge debt? I know it means nothing when people start throwing around these enourmous numbers without context. Whether a debt is 'bad' depends on your ability to pay it off. Here is an example from the US:
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Reply #12 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:11am

Hi FD,
I still think it's irresponsible to have so much debt.
It shows that we are living beyond our means.

Where will all of this end - financial collapse?

Labor thought the high commodity prices would never end -
all their budgets were based on that false premise.
They are just buying more beer on the credit card to keep the party going.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49015 At my desk.	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #13 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:20am Quote: It shows that we are living beyond our means. No it doesn't bobby. You have no clue at all what it means. All you know is that it is a really big number. That alone means nothing. The number could be doubled or halved and you would say the same thing.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 104688 Melbourne Gender:	Re: We owe $4.8 trillion Reply #14 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:21am I probably would say the same thing. We should be saving money for hard times like responsible adults not getting into more & more debt.
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