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Traduk · 01-11-2011, 11:13

Ignitionnet,

I believe that the purist definition of democracy is the election of the representatives of most to serve the interests of the most. If the boomers were the major voting faction then democracy has been served as designed.

Details could be produced to display that in many instances they have not had that good a deal but the scope is too large and life isn't forever.

You will not find evidence of massive salaries or earnings within general statistics because quite simply the top 5% are diluted down by the mass and are counterbalanced by those at the bottom. My eldest daughter rocketed into the stratosphere as did many other younger people I know and know of. even my GP friend after receiving massive boosts to his income stated that he felt quite poorly rewarded compared with his golfing peers.

It was those salaries that gave the quantum leap to house prices and the charts show the lift off in 1997 when Labour came to power. You can find statistics to disprove anything but cause and effect does not correlate.

If you work anywhere the City of London that was the primary source of the era of cornucopia. You presumably cannot have been unaware of the changing dynamic and as much as anything your predicament is as a result of that era above all else.

I have tried beyond all reasonable efforts to give a different perspective on some realities as opposed to convenient urban myths, However you appear so deeply entrenched that any effort on my part is starting to appear to be pointless.

I do however as I have done all the time sympathise with your position. In the 70's I was so distressed with my situation and the mess politician's were making of the world, that I stopped all newspapers, refused to view the news and plodded on without negative inputs. I refused to allow negative inputs to undermine my long term hopes for fear that blaming everyone and their dog for my position would actually make my personal life worse. In retrospect life moves on and things did get better and as my thoughts and feelings would have counted for nothing I am pleased to have moved out of political debate.

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Traduk Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 312	Re: Over 60s Should Be Encouraged To Downsize Ignitionnet, I believe that the purist definition of democracy is the election of the representatives of most to serve the interests of the most. If the boomers were the major voting faction then democracy has been served as designed. Details could be produced to display that in many instances they have not had that good a deal but the scope is too large and life isn't forever. You will not find evidence of massive salaries or earnings within general statistics because quite simply the top 5% are diluted down by the mass and are counterbalanced by those at the bottom. My eldest daughter rocketed into the stratosphere as did many other younger people I know and know of. even my GP friend after receiving massive boosts to his income stated that he felt quite poorly rewarded compared with his golfing peers. It was those salaries that gave the quantum leap to house prices and the charts show the lift off in 1997 when Labour came to power. You can find statistics to disprove anything but cause and effect does not correlate. If you work anywhere the City of London that was the primary source of the era of cornucopia. You presumably cannot have been unaware of the changing dynamic and as much as anything your predicament is as a result of that era above all else. I have tried beyond all reasonable efforts to give a different perspective on some realities as opposed to convenient urban myths, However you appear so deeply entrenched that any effort on my part is starting to appear to be pointless. I do however as I have done all the time sympathise with your position. In the 70's I was so distressed with my situation and the mess politician's were making of the world, that I stopped all newspapers, refused to view the news and plodded on without negative inputs. I refused to allow negative inputs to undermine my long term hopes for fear that blaming everyone and their dog for my position would actually make my personal life worse. In retrospect life moves on and things did get better and as my thoughts and feelings would have counted for nothing I am pleased to have moved out of political debate.