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Old 26-10-2012, 18:42   #43
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Re: Tories again hitting the poor

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post

We could start by paying a living wage rather than the barest minimum and we could even go on to make sure that no one is better of on benefits than they would be working not by cutting benefits to the bone but by increasing wages.

Paying higher wages simply because the cost of living has gone up is a tried and tested failure ,i am earning probably 3x as much as i did 20 yrs ago but i am no better off ,wages go up, prices go up, then wages go up add infinitum ,it's that vicious circle that needs breaking somehow

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
Why not make work financially more rewarding then because despite Arthur's headlines to the contrary I doubt there are many living millionaire lifestyles on benefits
That's what is needed but how do you stop companies hiking the prices up as soon as they realise their is more disposable income about
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