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Post by bancroft on Jun 6, 2023 18:08:44 GMT
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Post by colbops on Jun 6, 2023 18:19:26 GMT
Its as daft as chopping your dick off and saying call me a lady for sure, however in response to your statement so what. |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jun 6, 2023 18:20:49 GMT
You could buy a ticket to Vietnam. £1600 per month here is more like 16 grand a month in that country. Also the weather is very nice and they have smartened the place up to attract rich western tourists. Some of the hotels are amazing, and dirt cheap.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 6, 2023 18:22:02 GMT
It could develop into getting rid of UC when out of work just go the benefit until you work again.
I think they are looking to see if a stable lower level income encourages them to go self-employed or do another job they ordinarily would not do.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 6, 2023 18:29:17 GMT
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Post by Vinny on Jun 6, 2023 18:29:39 GMT
I've heard a lot of lefties rave about this crazy idea.
They would even pay billionaires the money.
It's daft.
Benefits for the poorest, hell yes.
But this? No.
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Post by colbops on Jun 6, 2023 19:08:09 GMT
It could develop into getting rid of UC when out of work just go the benefit until you work again. I think they are looking to see if a stable lower level income encourages them to go self-employed or do another job they ordinarily would not do. The point is you would get it regardless of whether you then work or not, its not about getting it until you work again. Thing is it is pointless doing it as a small scale trial as it won't reveal the true consequences of rolling it out universally. The things that it won't do is encourage people to do the shit jobs no-one wants to do. The only way to get someone to do a shit job is to make the pay attractive enough to make someone feel that putting up with the shittyness of the job is worth it. Rolling it out on a small scale doesn't mean much. Rolling it out universally would have profound consequences. My view is that £1600 would become the new £0. It would be an enabler for inflation. Landlords would put their prices up for the shittiest housing and everyone else would follow suit. Soon enough the £1600 wouldn't be enough to subsist on let alone live on. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2023 19:08:44 GMT
My wife will soon qualify for her State Pension. She was due to qualify at age 60 but the government stole 6 years pension worth about £50,000 from her. When she does get her pension it is likely to be about £10,000 a year or about £835 a month. If the government have almost double that figure to start throwing about, they should repay the ladies who lost out their 6 years pensions. I won't hold my breath, but to say my wife is annoyed by this is an underestimation. |
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Post by colbops on Jun 6, 2023 20:58:10 GMT
My wife will soon qualify for her State Pension. She was due to qualify at age 60 but the government stole 6 years pension worth about £50,000 from her. When she does get her pension it is likely to be about £10,000 a year or about £835 a month. If the government have almost double that figure to start throwing about, they should repay the ladies who lost out their 6 years pensions. I won't hold my breath, but to say my wife is annoyed by this is an underestimation. Why should women get to retire at 60 if men dont |
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Post by sheepy on Jun 7, 2023 8:04:36 GMT
On the amusing side Neds wife has finally learnt a valuable lesson, it is not what they can do for you, but what you can do for them.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 7, 2023 10:11:31 GMT
My wife will soon qualify for her State Pension. She was due to qualify at age 60 but the government stole 6 years pension worth about £50,000 from her. When she does get her pension it is likely to be about £10,000 a year or about £835 a month. If the government have almost double that figure to start throwing about, they should repay the ladies who lost out their 6 years pensions. I won't hold my breath, but to say my wife is annoyed by this is an underestimation. What did your wife do as I think even £835 monthly for a private pension is good by todays standards. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2023 14:14:05 GMT
My wife will soon qualify for her State Pension. She was due to qualify at age 60 but the government stole 6 years pension worth about £50,000 from her. When she does get her pension it is likely to be about £10,000 a year or about £835 a month. If the government have almost double that figure to start throwing about, they should repay the ladies who lost out their 6 years pensions. I won't hold my breath, but to say my wife is annoyed by this is an underestimation. What did your wife do as I think even £835 monthly for a private pension is good by todays standards. She does get an occupational pension since she was 60, but that is miniscule. |
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Post by bancroft on Jun 7, 2023 15:03:11 GMT
What did your wife do as I think even £835 monthly for a private pension is good by todays standards. She does get an occupational pension since she was 60, but that is miniscule. My Dad is late 80's I'll ask what he gets, didn't think it was that high. |
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Post by borchester on Jun 8, 2023 13:09:07 GMT
I haven't worked it out recently, but I reckon that my pensions total somewhere between £16,000 and £17,000 per annum. As my main interest is sitting in an armchair, drinking coffee and being bloody glad that I am retired, I don't get a chance to spend all of it, so I ain't going short and feel that if anyone else if doing better than me well, good luck to them.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jun 8, 2023 13:16:25 GMT
I've heard a lot of lefties rave about this crazy idea. They would even pay billionaires the money. It's daft. Benefits for the poorest, hell yes. But this? No. Surely the billionaire's tax claws it all back though. In effect it just cuts out all the admin bollox. You do the rest with income tax and tune it as you prefer. |
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