tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post9044792482655047002..comments2024-03-12T15:28:22.012+01:00Comments on The Poet Laura-eate: Banks - don't bank on themThe Poet Laura-eatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-1527557712164974062010-10-08T00:16:46.158+02:002010-10-08T00:16:46.158+02:00WWW - I think you're right there. You'd ge...WWW - I think you're right there. You'd get just as much interest sticking under a mattress.<br /><br />Steve, isn't it ironic that what Nick Leeson was once jailed for today's bankers received obscene bonuses for (ie gambling with our money).<br /><br />Urko, Mark Twain would indeed scarcely raise an eyebrow. The startling thing about his writing is how modern it is. And he didn't even live to see the 1929 depression. And yes, it is scary that the power of (big) business now dwarfs the relevance of government.<br /><br />Steerforth, well you can't really blame people for being tempted by 'Buy to Let' as an extra income when they see their final salary pensions disappear and realise pensions are not to be trusted in any case after Robert Maxwell and all the others who followed in his wake. But yes, it also locks first time buyers out of the market as buyers as there is nothing left that they can then afford if the Buy to Letters have snapped it all up.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-75393646139469090452010-09-30T08:34:20.319+02:002010-09-30T08:34:20.319+02:00I like the Daily Mail story, although I felt less ...I like the Daily Mail story, although I felt less sympathetic towards Mr Hope when the article mentioned that he ran a "property portfolio" and had a "buy to let" mortgage. <br /><br />Like the banks, he wants something for nothing.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-66282031635289917702010-09-29T23:45:07.639+02:002010-09-29T23:45:07.639+02:00In a way this isn't new - as that famous Mark ...In a way this isn't new - as that famous Mark Twain quote attests.<br /><br />Sadly, the fact that no government is doing anything serious about this just proves that banks and big business are basically in charge and can do pretty much whatever they like.John Eckersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874387296463362537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-58204687927066935872010-09-29T08:37:28.956+02:002010-09-29T08:37:28.956+02:00Christ, there is nothing worse than new converts. ...Christ, there is nothing worse than new converts. I guess the banks have adopted a more puritanical approach in response to the precipice that opened up at their back this years and also in the idiotic belief that this new "we're the bank that likes to say no with your money" is what we, the public, want to see. You hit the nail on the head. A bit of honesty and transparancy is all we want to see. And a bit of respect for their customers and our money!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-364903746028015582010-09-29T04:20:30.506+02:002010-09-29T04:20:30.506+02:00Interesting times Laura.
I've been told one of...Interesting times Laura.<br />I've been told one of my credit cards (Mastercard) is being cancelled effective Nov 1.<br />I pay it on time but they're making diddley squat on me. That used to be a GOOD thing. Now it's bad when you're not paying 29% interest on the widgets you bought a year ago.<br />Back to the mattress, I say.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com