In a kind of sad way it is a BOOMED. What happens when we come out of recessions is that the rich get richer, the middle get a bit better off and the poor stay where they are or get worse off.
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BOOMED - The Great Recession is Over!
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostIn a kind of sad way it is a BOOMED. What happens when we come out of recessions is that the rich get richer, the middle get a bit better off and the poor stay where they are or get worse off.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAt least the rich and middle have more money to donate to Foodbanks though.Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostAnd those who are not really poor can continue to get free handouts.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostAnd those who are not really poor can continue to get free handouts.
At the same time we need to sort the very rich & corporations paying a proper amount of tax.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostWhat "Great Recession"? In the grand scheme of things the UK has had merely a bit of a rough patch.
edit: so perhaps the "if you build it, they will come" comment isn't far wrongComment
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Or the financial crisis was overblown for column inches, in the same way that anyone wanting to keep costs down could use terms like credit crunch when employees asked for a raise.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostStrangely the food bank usage graph I posted doesn't show any blip or wobble during the financial crisis. Its like it was going to keep rising exponentially anyway. Weird.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostComment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostIts slowly changing, the Benefits cap has bitten they need to let fiscal drag to reduce it, spare room subsidy is biting, we need to restrict council accommodation for the well off, deal forcefully with the ASBO winners and enforce workfare.
At the same time we need to sort the very rich & corporations paying a proper amount of tax.Comment
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