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whether or not the OP referenced it, JamesWales makes a valid point about taking on more work and the reduction in benefits and is a point that is oft overlooked in these discussions.
Inflation at 9%, and it may rise further, although the indication from the IFS and ONS is that the key drivers for the rise are now behind us. However, whilst private sector workers pay has risen by 5, 6, 7%, public sector workers have seen pay rise by 1%. What can this government do...well they could do more:
zero rate VAT on energy
abolish the green levy and fund it from general taxation
have a temporary benefits freeze, insomuch that your benefits can go up but not down, so if you take on more work, you get to keep the same benefits
increase the top rate of tax to 50%
The 9% is a big leap and the removal of the 12.5% hospitality cap, the removal of the fuel cap has been the main factor along with the Fuel crisis , pandemic and Ukraine and of course Brexit .
Yes to zero rating to energy .
Cant abolish / suspend green levy sadly as the opposition and metropolitan elite who can afford it will leap all over that one , but it woudl help the poor .
Align benefits to inflation ( but i guess if they go down , we will get the oh no you cruel people moment )
Reintroduce the triple lock for pensioners which the Tory / Liberal government introduced .
Give government workers 5% but look at lessening the tax burdening those pension deliver when comparing public with private work benefits .
Lets not forget a lot of private sector workers were furloughed on 80% pay ,government workers enjoyed full pay and mostly form home not incurring travelling / office working costs .
Id insulate homes before benefits rises as you cannot roll them back out whcih we saw in the pandemic .
Id give everyone a one off energy type heating voucher not cash for this winter.
Do worry about the easy answer of a windfall and its adverse effects a lot of pensions scheme if we move to the world of windfall as they are in the trillions ??
So our country is now debating whether the police should use discretion on shop lifters. Im sure all those running shops struggling with the cost of living themselves will be delighted with this.
What a state our country is in.
The police are order followers, as are all employees. For as long as they keep doing as they are told, wages for doing so appear in their bank account. If you ever hear one claim the primary objective of what they do is to safeguard the public, or similar, then they're lying. It's the wonga they receive which motivates them.
They have have been using their discretion with beggars, who mostly purport to be homeless, for so long it has become an industry and a plague. Begging and vagrancy has been illegal in England and Wales since 1824.
Coppers are paid to uphold all laws, not just the ones they can be bothered to apply. But I have little doubt they are told to look the other way whenever possible, which they do for the reasons outlined. If they are told to use kid gloves with shoplifters, that's what they will do.
Morrissey was ahead of his time ..
never thought i would hear a smiths tune on a politics forum . as the Mozfather turns 63 today reminds of this day back in 2004 not 2005 as the edits claim when legions of us turned up the MEN arena in Manchester to celebrate his birthday back then . Can see myself within the Mozpit too !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ytrv2c32kM
oh the memories .................happy birthday Morrissey
You don't see anything wrong with what you posted originally because nobody says "I'm going out to the supermarket"?
Perhaps read Hilts' post again, then your reply and then consider whether you may have overreacted and misunderstood what he was saying.
I have no idea why you interpreted his post the way you did as it's in plain English what he's saying.
You're becoming the life on mars of the left on here.
Mr Enlightened Centrist was my father's name. Just call me Enlightened.
Your post would have been a great response if Hilts had said anything negative about people stealing food - instead of him being concerned for shop owners dealing with shoplifters who could have full impunity.
They aren't mutually exclusive.
You overreacted and misunderstood his post, whether that was intentional or unintentional is to be confirmed.
Out of interest, would you condone the shoplifting of non-food items if people were selling them to buy food?
You're wasting your time trying to converse with Tito. He's blue pilled to the max and I have little doubt boosted to the eyeballs as well. The Tito's of this world view government as their friend and protector. He will be among first in line each week soon enough to collect his state rations of Ramen noodles, tin of spaghetti, powdered milk and stale loaf - and he will be so grateful. Even when he becomes skeletal he will refuse to consider his penury was entirely by design.
If you're loaded in currency you're most susceptible to the ravages of hyperinflation... the more of that you have, the greater the pain. Diversify while you can: don't be among those launching themselves from bridges and windowsills when the plug's pulled.
The most someone with £500 can lose is £500.
I remarked in another thread Turkey's annual inflation rate is 70%. Asif with a million lira tucked away has lost 700k of his wealth, while Ahmed who has 500 lira to his name has lost 350 lira of his. They both lost an identical percentage of their purchasing power but who do you think has the longest face?
I gave a very simple example which you either could not comprehend or chose to misrepresent.
350 Turkish lira is less than twenty quid, while 700k of the same currency is around 33 thousand pounds.
Factor in how long it would take to earn those two sums and the timeframe to accumulate their original wealth. When you have you might be able to conclude just why Asif would have a face down to his arse, as Ahmed yawns and shrugs about his loss.