Georgewhitt
Winger
Politics.
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You asked how it could be paid for and you were given numerous suggestions -So you’ve still not really answered my question, you also never mentioned the affect furlough and Covid had on the whole economy.
Also some wealthy people actually own or run businesses that then employ tens or hundreds of people.
The government are ran like a circus and that doesn’t help matters but this magic money tree people think they have is a crazy notion. Cloth needs to be cut accordingly
Take it you’ll be getting annoyed then about the extra bank holiday and hundreds of millions pounds spunked up the wall to put a gold crown on top a rich old man’s head?Aye bairns off also, I do get it but we took the bairn out of school for half a day in September and the letter was ridiculous on how it impacts hers and the schools stats. I’ll just ignore anything they send moving forward.
Can’t work both ways for them. Whilst I get why they are doing it, they are 100% responsible for how it impacts the kids.
The government could raise revenue and/or stop negligent spending.As someone not involved in the strikes can I ask where is the money supposed to come from to get these higher rises they’re after?
If it’s a government backed place of work won’t that just mean rises and cuts elsewhere to cover it?
The Brexit suggestion is just hearsay and you could actually say it was eaten up by the furlough scheme.You asked how it could be paid for and you were given numerous suggestions -
The billions we are told Brexit has saved, slightly increasing tax on the mega rich which would raise biliions , recouping the billions of pounds of tax large corporations avoid paying. All of these would pay for the justifiable claims of workers many times over with still more money left over to improve other public services.
Looking at the charts in the article you've posted it makes the strikes the train drivers union are pushing for even more out of touch and they shouldn't be entertained as much as the other occupations (Health Service, Police etc.)The government could raise revenue and/or stop negligent spending.
Public sector pay has decreased by 4% between 2009 and 2021.
How public sector pay has fallen in real terms – in charts | Public services policy | The Guardian
Guardian analysis of ONS data shows public sector earnings have fallen in real terms by 4.3% since the financial crisisamp.theguardian.com
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Nurses, for example, saw real-terms declines in weekly earnings for every year between 2010 and 2015. This helped contribute to a real-terms drop of 5.3% in their weekly pay since 2009.
Do you know how inflation works?
Yes pretty muchSimple terms,
Is it when inflation rises, the money in your pocket goes less. (everything goes up)
When inflation drops the money in your pocket goes further (everything goes down)
No?
No!Simple terms,
Is it when inflation rises, the money in your pocket goes less. (everything goes up)
When inflation drops the money in your pocket goes further (everything goes down)
No?
Nah Charlie’s a top bloke . Should be a weekTake it you’ll be getting annoyed then about the extra bank holiday and hundreds of millions pounds spunked up the wall to put a gold crown on top a rich old man’s head?