Apparently, this was taken out of the speech because it would have upset the retailers that rely upon people getting deeper and deeper in debt to pay their dividends, and of course fund the political parties.
However the problem is not so simple. In fact, just a simple Google search will show that the world's largest corporations are sitting on a pile of cash that amounts to a staggering $2,300 Billion.
Some may recall, that Apple computers actually has more cash than the United States Government; as per the BBC:
Latest figures from the US Treasury Department show that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7bn (£45.3bn).
Apple's most recent financial results put its reserves at $76.4bn.
So, while it is political suicide to suggest cash strapped voters ease back on their purchases of useless consumer goods, it is okay for corporations to sit on a pile of cash equal the entire GDP of Great Britain.
