Harry, I see your point but I'm afraid I disagree.
Who knows what will happen in the next 30 years, and that is why you hope for the best but plan for the worst.
Lets have a look at whats happening right now.
The USA has a Trillion dollar debt and cutting defence like never before. JP Morgan says it has just lost 2 billion on the same deals it lost money on last time.
Some of the EU countries have decided that having 50% of your debt written off still isn't good enough, others think we want that deal. The only 2 countries who have any money now disagree about the agreed plan. The money markets begin to shake...
North Korea is anyones guess, their people starve but they still launch missiles.
Iran has nukes, Israel knows this. The oil price teeters.
Meanwhile the British PM sends out texts ending in LOL...
That is happening now...think I'll take the best fighter on offer thanks. Unfortunately we have a government who has just cut our defence to a level of GDP not seen since 1938...the last time people thought like that ended in WWII.
Last edited by ozbiggles; 11th May 2012 at 23:29.