Not meant to be inflammatory at all. I'm well aware of the hardships that some people and families will face. But for the majority of people in the UK, will it really be a "crisis"? Isn't around half of the population middle class?
AIBU?
To think the cost of living crisis isn't really a "crisis" for most people?
buzzheath · 23/07/2022 12:15
Am I being unreasonable?
1320 votes. Final results.
POLLPizzawheel · 23/07/2022 12:31
Your class doesn’t dictate how much money you have. There are working class CEOs and doctors and there are middle class unemployed and minimum wage earners.
To know if it’s a crisis it would be better to look at stats showing how many people are unemployed, on minimum wage, unable to make ends meet, how many children are in poverty etc.
Zombiemum1946 · 23/07/2022 12:51
Having grown up in the 70's and 80's, I know how quickly it can get very bad for people who are supposedly middle class. There's a saying that most people are only 3 wage packets away from homelessness. Mortgage rates have already doubled. A percentage of the population already rely on benefits to pay the bills due to poor wages. Landlords will put up rents to pay their mortgages and bills. I expect the savings I've got to deplete quickly over the next year. I'm remortgaging to pin down my outgoings and try to do the house repairs before it's beyond affordable. My parents intrest rates went from 7% to 15% in 1981-1986. I watched as they desperately did what they could to hold on to their home, feed, clothe 3 kids and work themselves into ill health. I'm very worried for those already on the cusp because I've seen it and lived it before.
Afterfire · 23/07/2022 12:21
I don’t like the tone of threads like these.
If even one family out there is having to resort to food banks or having to choose between heating or eating then it’s too many.
It doesn’t matter if there are a lot of people out there who aren’t struggling. Many, many are.
buzzheath · 23/07/2022 12:29
@Ducksinthebath Jesus Christ! I was just responding to other poster who had said she hadn't felt the impacts of it, explaining the specific reasons why I hadn't either. I'm well aware that if those reasons didn't apply, I'd be in a different position. Why are you so pissed off?
ihavenocats · 23/07/2022 13:02
So class isn't to do with the money you have?
What is it then? According to you what makes someone middle or working class?
Pizzawheel · 23/07/2022 12:31
Your class doesn’t dictate how much money you have. There are working class CEOs and doctors and there are middle class unemployed and minimum wage earners.
To know if it’s a crisis it would be better to look at stats showing how many people are unemployed, on minimum wage, unable to make ends meet, how many children are in poverty etc.
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MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 23/07/2022 12:31
It's only getting started. Check in with people again in a year.
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