MKAylesburyDon wrote:
donmentor wrote:
MKAylesburyDon wrote:
donmentor wrote:
It is a complete mis-understanding that wage rises must equal inflation in order to maintain living standards. Not all of a wage goes on inflation related costs. This amount varies for different people of course, but is not equal.
Hmmmm I guess you are correct those on the lowest incomes need a much higher than inflation rise as essentials such as food and heating are rising much quicker than the price of luxuries like holidays and new cars which these people can't afford anyway.
I hope that was the point you were making!
Not exactly, just making the point that there is no direct relationship between the two.
Actually no one spends their entire income only on cost of living items, so your logic does not apply.
Your last statement is incorrect anyone below the poverty line does, I just Googled how many people in the UK this applies to and a recent published report says 14.5m! Then look at savings 9% have none, 40% have enough to sustain them for only a month. What do you think their money is going on if it isn't cost of living? Most of the country are broke and the very rich are still trying to cream more off the top.
In modern Britain shouldn't a person on an average wage be able to have a house, a car, a TV, a phone or are you thinking these are for the top 0.5% and the average wage should only be enough to feed, heat and clothe yourself?
Thank you for posting this. Donmentor’s post is so out of touch. I work for a charity that tackles poverty - specifically energy poverty. On a weekly basis we support households who are in dire positions due to the huge rise in energy bills. Single mothers who haven’t eaten in days, older people with homes so cold their toilet bowls have frozen, terminally ill cancer patients who die far quicker than they should because of the cold in their own homes. I’ve seen it all first hand and it’s on the rise.
Also worryingly the number of people we support in full time employment who would are not eligible for any social security support has risen exponentially. It’s tough out there for people at the minute. Research by my organisation found that 1 in 10 homes in NI have been skipping meals to pay for rising energy costs. 10% of the population! This trend is probably on par across the UK. We probably all know someone who is struggling a lot right now but perhaps keeping it to themselves (we are a prideful bunch).
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