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IMF warns UK is at risk of 'adverse market reaction' without action on debt (www.cityam.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by mannycalavera to c/uk_politics

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What these institutions like the IMF don't understand is that countries aren't like households and we can just continue to borrow and increase our debt.... or something 😅

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

porky-happy "Nice remaining scraps of a social fabric you've got there, it would be a shame if something were to happen to it before it could be sold off."

[–] Weirdmusic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

You're sorta right. The economies of sovereign nations are not particularly similar to small households, however continuously incurring debt without raising significant revenue will kneecap a country's economy (eg the UK). Rather than focusing exclusively on debt the IMF should be strongly encouraging countries like the UK to drive up revenue by all means. The most obvious way of doing this is by raising taxes. The IMF is, however, in the thrall of big money which is fundamentally opposed to tax's.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

I wonder what the benevolent IMF is proposing? Unlikely more severe cuts in public spending, dismantling and selling off the NHS, completely destroying any economic safety net for the poor, right? I'm sure they are asking to tax the rich. Because they care about preventing an adverse market reaction lol