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Tommo:

--- Quote from: EbonynIvory on May 30, 2008, 07:25:19 ---
--- Quote from: BadgersRover on May 30, 2008, 00:39:11 ---Well there was talk on the news today about sommat to do with 2 new pipelines opening up in the north sea to increase the ammount of oil pumped in order to try and bring the price down.

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Oh come on! do you really think that the prices will go down even if these two pipe lines open. Lets face it - people in Government are and always will do alright and their pile of money will always increase (something to do with their £100 000 annual wage) while people like us will watch our piles of money (if you have one) get smaller and smaller and find the the pound is worth less and less.

These prices are here to stay (I wish/hope I'm wrong) and the Government is hell bent on ruining the economy. Ironically, they want this country to go over to a service industry but they are pricing out the foreign market! Not very good business sense!!

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if oil prices come down even slightly then the price will crash, because its the speculators pushing the price up all the time, if theres a small dip all investors will sell their oil and its the good ole economic chain reaction again isnt it.

hrh_dave:
What would the difference be if he did put the 2p increase on..... its going up by that every week..... OPEC cronies wont do diddely squat about increasing production...... And his little trip up here to Scotland this week was nothing more than a media fest..... There is nout the oil companies can do...... Its all just down to what OPEC chooses to release on a daily basis.......


Rant over Im going back to my tooth ache and painkillers.......... :evil:

redhand:

--- Quote from: Manicminer on May 30, 2008, 07:54:59 ---The price of your house has doubled in the last 10 years,
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So has the price of every one elses. So if you sell your house unless your seriously downsizing then you will not gain one penny from the sale off your house regardless of how much you paid for it originally.

--- Quote --- your wages have doubled in the last 10 years.
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So has the price of everything else. your wages are worth less now than they were 10 years ago. If you take all the indirect taxation into account then what you could buy for £10, 10 years ago will cost you approx £14 now.


--- Quote ---Up to a month ago fuel was also about double what it was 10 years ago.
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If you compare the cost of living, fuel cost, mortgage costs etc as a percentage of your monthly income. I think you'll find that a far larger percentage is required to cover these costs than it was 10 years ago.

discowoman:

--- Quote from: Manicminer on May 30, 2008, 07:54:59 ---, your wages have doubled in the last 10 years.



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REALLY  :shock:
hmm must tell the bank manager then, cos I know Hubbies wages havent doubled in the last 10 years - £60 extra a week, went from £190 up to £250 a week....glad hes out of it now - and Im about to start after a 16 year break to bring up kids  :dance:

Wireless:
Just curious, but what exactly does the moderator have against bar stewards, a responsible position of employment?

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