Quote Originally Posted by JackSnakes View Post
I think that is a reasonable question. Not sure if the figures are readily available to Joe Public but, since everyone, Yes or No, seems to be a fkn expert, you would think it would be easy enough to find them...

The issue isn't really about income and expenditure though, and the current figures would have to be adjusted to show increases where iScotland would be managing it's own postal service, DVLA, ministry of defence etc, and decreases where we no longer subscribe to Trident, DVLA, Ministry of defence etc...
I do believe that, as I have already said, Scotland has the means and the expertise to manage its own affairs, but whether it would have the confidence of the international markets that a country needs to survive in this day and age is another matter. No debt would be interesting - no debt = no interest. UK pays £4bn a month in interest... that is a scary number.
The fact is the whole thing is conjecture on the part of both camps. It would be nice if there was an impartial body that would give us a best guess that could be relied upon, instead of hysterical 'No' proponents screaming doom, gloom and disaster, and the 'Yes' dreamers saying it will be raining gold coins the day after independence is declared.
I believe people just want some honesty. How hard can it be?
Thats all I want, honesty.

Those who want independence need to do better to convince people like me to go for it.

The blank piece of paper scenario shouldn't be too difficult for some economist to answer.

Its the easiest way to explain how our finances would look and I can't for the life of me understand how they shy away from it.