{"id":332,"date":"2010-06-08T13:33:54","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T13:33:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-06-08T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T13:33:54","slug":"once-upon-a-time-in-a-land-far-far-away-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6in-%e2%80%98make-believe-land%e2%80%99-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barnetunison.me.uk\/wp\/2010\/06\/08\/once-upon-a-time-in-a-land-far-far-away-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6in-%e2%80%98make-believe-land%e2%80%99-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Once upon a time in a land far far away \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026in \u2018Make-Believe Land\u2019 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"160\" width=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnetunison.me.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/david_cameron_shrek.jpg\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Once upon a time in a land far far away \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026in \u2018Make-Believe Land\u2019 2010<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person A learns his colleague Person B is in financial trouble and could lose everything. Person A lends Person B money to help. Person B promises to pay back with interest when things are better. Person A does not check why Person B found himself in financial problems he just felt he should help. Person A did not check if Person B had learnt the lessons of why he found himself in financial problems. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Two years passed and Person A is now in financial trouble. Person A may have to sell his home and lose his job. Person A has not asked Person B if he can pay back some or all of the money he lent to Person B. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person B is doing very well, making profits and enjoying life. Person B knows Person A is in trouble but has not offered to help out. Person B is angry that Person A has not sorted out his financial problems and is demanding that Person A sells his house and lose his job in order to pay his debt. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person C works for Person A. Person C may lose their job their home and their pension because Person A lent money to Person B. Person C asks Person A to ask Person B for the money they lent Person B. Person C doesn\u2019t understand where the money which was lent to Person B has gone? <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Are you confused? <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person A is the government <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person B is the Banks bailed out by the Government. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Person C is <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span><\/b> the Public sector worker. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Final Question: <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Knowing what you know now would you lend Person B money?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">It is all quite simple really. We want our money back and we want it now! Sign up to our petition. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Pass it on to your colleagues, friends and family. \u00a31.3 Trillion is a lot of money Banks should feel the pain not you. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time in a land far far away \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026in \u2018Make-Believe Land\u2019 2010 Person A learns his colleague Person B is in financial trouble and could lose everything. Person A lends Person B money to help. Person B promises to pay back with interest when things are better. 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