To think my niece doesn’t really get a say on how good or bad she thinks the budget is

[Dennien]

I’m a single mum, I work full time, I have 3 children and I just about get by.
My niece is 26, she makes almost 100k (got lucky, was in the right rooms either the right people), and inherited 500k from her paternal grandparents.
She doesn’t have uni debt, she doesn’t have childcare costs. She happily pays £500 a month for a fancy London gym, lives in a flat share with her best friend etc.
Today she told me she didn’t think the budget went far enough etc. that Labour are useless and so on. She is a Lib Dem/Tory voter and very against reform too.

AIBU to say that young people in a privileged position shouldn’t really get to comment as they aren’t facing the same difficulties others are.

Of course she doesn't want to listen to you boring on about your hard life. Why should she? Why should anyone?
What business is her inheritance and income of yours, anyway?
If she earns 100k in the creative arts she didn't 'get lucky.' She's talented and hardworking.
If one of your 3 dcs turned out the same, would they be entitled to an opinion?

You are unreasonable and jealous.

I’m not sure what’s confusing you?
She votes to Tory as they are the party likely to keep Labour out of her constituency. If she didn’t have to tactical vote and it was more likely to be a Tory constituency she would vote Lib Dem. Lots of people vote tactically!

I want this job, no education, no skills, qualifications needed… just be LUCKY!!

Just because you don't like what she's saying, it doesn't mean she shouldn't get a say.

Agreed. The niece is a net contributor at 26, she should be lauded.

Of course she can have a say. Her opinion on the matter (and anyone's for that matter) will depend on her view on how it affects her and perhaps those closest to her. All of our opinions are based on our situations. She doesn't have to put up and shut up.

She is of voting age and pays a lot of tax - of course she’s entitled to her opinion.

I’m not saying it didn’t require skills, it absolutely did, she trained (it’s dance related), but it is incredibly niche and she got there through experience then being recognised by others in the industry and so on.
There is an element to luck, in she happened to work with at one point the people who could then get her the job.
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Ignoring the specifics here I do think there's a general point. I am writing from a position of financial privilege and I feel a social responsibility to help those who are struggling through no fault of their own. I believe that my view is less common than it used to be, though I might be wrong. I see many opinionated people justifying their self interest and I feel uncomfortable about it. Perhaps this is a product of social media making it easy to publish things.

Her opinion can be utter shite but she’s entitled to it.

god forbid a working adult paying tax should be entitled to ab opinion just because her aunt doesn't think she deserves her nice life.

Skills…trained…dance…yes it’s all luck isn’t it! Ffs,stop minimising it @Dennien its embarrassing

The people she built a relationship with and networked with, both of which are soft skills.

Stop dismissing her as lucky, you sound petulant.

You creating a nasty, derogatory post about your niece are the bizarre one!

Tbf I'd agree with her. Kudos to £100k at 26? She must be doing something right if the employer is willingly paying her that much.

What is this dancing job? Sometimes people fall into jobs and careers. Glad she's made something of herself and is earning well.

She went from council estate to a 6 figure salary.

OP do you think you’re a net contributor?

I disagree with her political stance but as tax paying. Adult in the country of course she gets to have an opinion and vote accordingly.

Ridiculous. She absolutely gets an opinion on where HER money she pays in taxes should go!

Even non-taxpayers are allowed to have an opinion. Are A-level or university students of economics, philosophy, politics, international affairs, etc. not allowed to express opinions?

This is so strange that I'm wondering if I've misunderstood.

You are thinking that a young woman, a productive member of society, of voting age, shouldn't have the right to voice an opinion about politics? Has the U.K. suddenly become more repressive? Or do you think successful people have no right to their opinions? Or, like some of the American right-wingers, do you think that single, childless women are somehow not "real" citizens?

I'm guessing that if we knew more about your life, we'd find that you, too, aren't facing the same problems that many others are.

"she got there through experience then being recognised by others in the industry and so on.
There is an element to luck, in she happened to work with at one point the people who could then get her the job."

You do know this is how all careers are built, don't you OP?

You are clearly bitter about your own lack of success. It's an ugly look. Sort yourself out. Perhaps you could ask her for advice, she sounds much more switched on.

How wonderful to hear about someone who is actually a net contributor to the nation’s finances. Shame she’s in the minority.

Nope, you are just jealous and bitter. Your niece sounds fantastic and you have to give her credit if she came from a not so well off background and worked her way up and is now doing well then she’s proof of her own arguments. You just want to believe it’s nothing but luck so you can sit there feeling sorry for yourself and staying in the status quo.
Your niece put herself out there and put herself into the right rooms (which you are so disparaging about). Not everyone does that but she did and it paid off so I can understand why she doesn’t want to subsidise other people to sit on their arses. Fair play to her.

She's working hard, doing well and paying for you. Of course she can bloody well comment. Jealousy is not attractive.