To want the Government to do more about the Cost of Living crisis?

[user365241987]

I just cannot see what the Government is doing to support the insane rise in CoL. Our income is higher than it has ever beautiful we just scrape by every month. It's so depressing. Don't qualify for any benefits. So tired of it. I have written to my MP. I can't understand why they don't increase the lowest tax threshold as that would at least help everyone at the lower end. I don't see any improvement ahead.

Far from it, I’m equally as well off but 10 years younger.

I don’t think pensions should be sacred, and beyond any sort of challenge. As long as the triple lock remains, and we continue to have an aging population, living longer, the bills are just going to go up and up.

I would sooner pensioners living in poverty get more, of parents with disabled kids, or families trying to pay the bills.

God almighty read what you just wrote.

given a 3 day working week and benefits for the rest weee you? No questions asked? Questions never were asked about benefits until mid 1980s at least, let alone sanctions.

If you’re equally well off why is she awful particularly? You’re part of the inequality gap too.

You have more disposable income than I do, from what you've posted. So I'd dispute needing "every penny" as I am (just about!) managing.

(Trying to increase income but everywhere is cutting back and laying off!)

I agree though that you're not necessarily in the "wealthy pensioner" bracket that people are referring to. Please understand it's therefore not about you. However an awful lot of pensioners don't seem to realise how much more money they have, and how little many working age adults are living on.

Exactly!

As if unemployment benefit wasn't the government bailing them out!

Just how much do you think the triple lock is worth? Is there an acceptable increase you deem okay.

Why can't people discuss the ridiculous rise in benefits without the 'benefit bashing' line constantly being wheeled out? The welfare bill is costing us billions a year and rising at an alarming rate but no one mention it because you are 'bashing' folk. No wonder we are in the bloody mess we are.

What a pathetic childish response.

It is because people on here tend to bash individuals on benefits, and not the system. I speak from bitter experience.

Agree. It normally deteriorates into personal attacks.

Pensioners on 1k a month have the broadest shoulders? How much should they give back then? 100, 200, 300?

The government gives a huge amount of money from middle rate taxpayers to people who don't or barely work.

We can't take much more squeezing.

Are you going to be plunged into poverty though?

Do you actually know this or are you guessing?
I work with many small businesses in a certain industry. The vast majority of them want to pay their staff as much as possible but are being held back by the burden of government policy. National minimum wage is so high it is forcing the bands above them to be moved up anrtificially, increasing the payroll of employers. Part time staff are now incurring employers national insurance too. All that money could have been invested into the staff and the business to meet their growing demand but any increases in profitability are being taken by the state.

Came to say exactly this.

If you’re a middle earner, why should you be taxed so much you’re ‘plunged into poverty’? How does that create the incentive to train and earn a middle income?

There is no more juice to be squeezed out of tax payers. The welfare bill has to be cut. Everything else that could be cut has been.

I work in this field yes so I know all about it.

And people who aren't in decent incomes don't get unless they have kids/ disability etc.

Id not be eligible on 16k incone

@XenoBitchis there not a point where people have to take some responsibility for their life choices?

Im a single parent of two small kids on a good enough wage. Not six figures. I work long hours to provide them with a good life. I already pay a shed load of tax and (rightly) don't qualify for any state support. But honestly, I'm reaching the "fuck it" stage where much more tax and I'll find a way to move money around or emigrate.

Precisely

Is any middle earner in poverty? Or are they just wanting to hold on to their lifestyle?
People at the very bottom... the low paid and those on benefits... they can not make cut backs to cope. They have nothing to cut back on.
Yet you think they should be the ones to lose money?

We should start by mean testing ALL disability benefits and scrapping free prescriptions for pensioners (make it for 80+ year olds). Abolish the triple lock as a precursor to means testing the state pension in say 40 years.

I don't even know what you mean! People lost two fifths of their wage because of an energy shortage and were given basic dole money as compensation. Not given a handout on top of their wages as the OP is asking for.

That is something that does not get mentioned enough on here really. If you are a single childless person with no disabilty, you get no top ups. You just get told to earn more.

They need to take some personal responsibility. Need something? They should ask friends or family. Don’t go and buy it. Is life just rent, utilities and food? If not, cut back.

My parents lived in a tent for 18 months when they first started out in professional jobs because they couldn’t afford anything else. People would be aghast at that these days but that’s personal responsibility.

Good things should come to those who work for them.