tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661618756936510240.post1777377361009224729..comments2023-10-23T10:19:16.222-07:00Comments on The Life and Times of Paul Daniels: The World EconomyA Magic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04930770136972919690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661618756936510240.post-18833596969027975392012-10-29T22:39:02.659-07:002012-10-29T22:39:02.659-07:00Voting AND marriage should require testing and tra...Voting AND marriage should require testing and training.Pete Birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567048380834077530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661618756936510240.post-85084079507185104862012-10-24T13:56:48.456-07:002012-10-24T13:56:48.456-07:00Not all credit is a bad idea, I too live by the ma...Not all credit is a bad idea, I too live by the mantra you buy only what you can afford. But sometimes it makes sense to take credit. A mortgage is a great example of this, without the loan you'd not be able to make the purchase. You can't wait until you're 50 years old when you've made enough money to buy a house.<br /><br />Another great time to take a loan is on interest free credit arrangements. I always take advantage of these deals, I can purchase the item and keep the money in my account earning me interest. I then pay back the loan and pay no more than the item is worth meaning I'm better off as a result.<br /><br />I use the same idea on a smaller scale with my credit card. Putting purchases on that and paying it off in full each month means I keep my money earning interest in my account for as long as possible.<br /><br />Clearly as a country we have borrowed far too much in the past to support us. We have to pay it off and big mistakes were made, such as when Mr Brown sold off the gold. However, I feel the current administration are cutting too much and doing so too quickly. It's harming any sort of economic recovery.<br /><br />To answer your final question, yes I always vote. I don't believe you have a right to complain if you don't. As for an age to vote, I've voted since the age of 18, but I can honestly say that I only voted with a fully informed decision in the last general election. It's the first time I've understood the issues, so perhaps raising the age of voting to 30 isn't such a bad idea after all!Lufferovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104816796255058204noreply@blogger.com