> Doug wrote:

>> On 13 Sep, 08:53, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>>> saying:

>

>>>>>>>> This just gets better and better.

>>>>>>> 1,700 people have just lost their jobs. Thousands have lost money
>>>>>>> and their only opportunity for a holiday this year.
>>>>>>> And you think it "gets better and better". Fuck, but you really are
>>>>>>> a deeply unpleasant individual, aren't you?

>>>>>> Well if people will decide to work in destructive industries what
>>>>>> else can they expect? Shit happens. The choice is theirs.

>>>>> Thanks for confirming what Adrian said.

>>>> Yes but look on the bright side. With all these airlines and cheap
>>>> package holidays going under there is bound to be some benefit to the
>>>> environment and the atmosphere so temporary unemployment is but a small
>>>> price to pay. Maybe those workers in destructive industries will
>>>> relocate to something better, which is less hypermobile and polluting.

>>> Umm, in case you hadn't noticed, there's not exactly a booming economy at
>>> the moment.

>

>> And whose fault is that?

>>> Those people will not find it easy to find new work in the (desperately
>>> contracting) industry their qualifications and experience are in. When
>>> they do find work, they will be earning far less. Many of them have
>>> mortgages, and many may well now or soon have negative equity.

>

>> They shouldn't have allowed themselves into being suckered into trying
>> to live beyond their means while over-consuming and the rest for
>> hoping to make a tidy profit by putting their homes at risk.

>>> They will lose their homes, still owe money, and be generally fucked. If
>>> any of them have other debts, they may well be forced into bankruptcy.

>

>> As I said, shit happens and particularly to the unwary.

>>> Many of the thousands of customers will have to pay a lot more to get
>>> some of the few, and massively over-subscribed, empty seats on other
>>> flights back to the UK. Others have had the stress of having their
>>> holiday cancelled at very short notice, many without much chance of
>>> getting a refund for all or part of the expense.

>

>>> And you're cheering this.

>

>> Yes. The time for an economic reckoning is long overdue. We have had a
>> long and profitable boom but it couldn't last for ever. Maybe now
>> people will think twice about borrowing much more than they can afford
>> with no thought for the future while consuming beyond their means. As
>> for the money lenders, why on earth should they be bailed out by the
>> taxpayer?

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>
> Why were they living beyond their means Doug?
>