JohnJ retweeted
- You: "Why is counterfeiting illegal?"
- Government: "It steals value from everyone holding money."
- You: "By increasing the supply?"
- Government: "Exactly. Each new note dilutes the rest."
- You: "Beautifully explained."
- Government: "Thank you."
- You: "Now explain quantitative easing."
- Government: "...That's different."
- You: "You just explained why it isn't."
- Government: "You're not an economist."
JohnJ retweeted
Things you can legally buy in Britain today:
- Cigarettes.
- A litre of vodka at 9am.
- An energy drink with 13 teaspoons of sugar, at 16.
- Paracetamol enough to end a liver, across two shops.
- A scratchcard.
- A vape shaped like a highlighter.
- A loaf that stays soft for three weeks.
- A bottle of hexane-washed oil with a heart on the label.
- A month of weight-loss injections from a website that asked your height.
Things a Scottish dairy farmer cannot sell you:
- A glass of milk from his own cow.
Banned since 1983, on the grounds of safety.
JohnJ retweeted
- You: "The house costs 5 million."
- Bank: "With interest, you'll pay 9 million."
- You: "So the bank earns more than the builder?"
- Bank: "Correct."
- You: "For doing what?"
- Bank: "Creating the money."
- You: "Creating it from what?"
- Bank: "Your signature."
