AIBU to believe that the cost of living crisis is a load of nonsense

[MaryWils24]

So I wake up this morning to find that 14 million people are trying for Oasis tickets. A mediocre rock band and a “reunion” tour just to create a retirement fund for two already multi-millionaires.

The question is - where are so many people getting the money from to buy tickets? On one hand people moan about the “cost of living” but can easily find £500 to fund this nonsense.

Madness.

People should stop moaning about the cost of living if they can waste money on things like this. They are either getting too much income from their job/benefits (if they can afford this) to complain about “cost of living” or they should stop moaning about increasing food/fuel prices!

Rant over!

Meanwhile, how about people (usually those with money and second homes) who gripe their fucking heads off about paying more tax when essential services are crumbling around us. Let's focus on that instead OP.

But why should we??

I mean thinking that energy companies and supermarkets shouldn't be price gouging people isn't related to how much money I can afford to spend on gig tickets (no, I don't have nor did I try to get Oasis tickets, before you ask).

Surely you can see that 'I am prepared to spend a chunk of money on a first-in-over-a-decade musical event for an influential band that lots of people really love' and 'everything is getting more expensive and yet the country seems to be no better off for the increase in council tax, the energy companies are making record profits etc which seems bad' are two views that can co-exist?

Is the OP really saying that all fun should be scrapped and we should just pay more for existing?

Didn't Cromwell try that ? Banned Christmas as part of it ?

Only that poor people should have their fun scrapped. Rich people can continue to fly abroad like she does.

And you can only have poor or rich people on society ? No middle ?

No idea, they are entirely nuts. But dangerously so.

You can bet all you like.
However, sometimes ill health and bad luck like redundancy could put someone into terrible financial positions.
Life can take twists and turns which can leave people in situations that are no fault of their own.

You obviously and luckily have never experienced this or know anyone who has.

Lucky you.

How can you tell whether they can afford or not by 'looking at them'.
Judgemental person that you are.

Steady, OP. You'll be voting Tory next.

No. The costs would be hugely prohibitive. It would be a ridiculous financial decision, which would not achieve the control you seek, as people would simply sell the vouchers to buy what they wanted. This is why no government has introduced it, regardless of how closely their views on 'the poor' align with your own. The vulnerable are not protected by the removal of their autonomy. All that creates is a sub section of society who are never permitted to participate financially. They gain no skills they pass none on to their children and the cycle of deprivation continues.

I'm no oasis fan but seriously, even those who are struggling with the COL are entitled to spend money on something that will bring them joy once in a while.

My brother is waiting for tickets. He's not directly impacted by the cost of living but he's entitled to moan if/when bills go up and his income doesn't.

I'm not waiting for tickets and I am directly impacted by COL. I don't piss on the chips of people who want a treat!

@Wordsmithery I always have. I’m fact I am a card-carrying member and have been for the last 10 years…

Labour are going to destroy aspiration.

Wow, that's shocking! Been following the drama ob Twitter and it all seems very stressful and disorganised. God only knows what they will be going for as the dates approach next year. I know that there are meant to be safeguards to stop profit resales but ticket touts always find away.

Get a grip.

Well, we partly know who to blame for this shitshow, then. Good of you to own up.

No knowledge, no empathy, no kindness, pretty obvious you're a card carrying member to be fair.

This

Not necessarily.
We can’t all go the highly qualified, well paid jobs anyway.
Who will empty your bin?
Clean the office you use?
Repair the road you drive on?

There are loads of jobs that society needs that don’t pay well (loads of them were the essential workers in the pandemic. It wasn’t the asset managers who were considered essential and had to go into work, was it? They were furloughed. For some reason the essential jobs seem to be those far less well paid…) I digress.

In saying the answer is for someone to just get better qualifications and a better paid job you overlook that binmen, for example, need to exist. Should people like that not be allowed to have any fun? Why not? Because if they all got better jobs you’d sure as hell notice a dip in the quality of your life.

As an aside, can’t believe you are ranting about people wasting money on Oasid but you wasted it on Taylor Swift. You lost any moral high ground right there.

the irony of this statement in this thread 😂

The Tories actually did destroy the economy, the NHS, the state schooling system, our membership in the largest trading block in the world, import/exports, the police service, our fairly low crime rate, the social and financial safety nets, social mobility, our waterways and beaches..

Says the person who went to Taylor swift and I’d guarantee isn’t rich.

Why is investing in a skill to become more employable morally better than spending your own money on making your life happier ?

Isn't that arse about tit ?

It sounds like you’re salty that she’s spending her own money on what she wants.

Is there nothing in life that you’d be prepared to spend a few hundred pounds on? A weekend away, tickets for an important sporting event, a new iPhone…? Everyone has their own thing. Oasis are obviously your mum’s thing. You are not the guardian of her priorities. You’ll have your own.