And yet we are still in this position in the UK. Flip the question: What were the dividends paid out by the companies over the same time period? Assuming they gave out $100bn in dividend, then we wasted money that should have been spent on more infrastructure.

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bethekidyouwant 4 days ago | parent [-]

This assumes a parity in government efficiency. A bit laughable innit?

	▲	juuular 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		That says more about the British people than it does about the ability of a government to be efficient.