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				Re: The state benefits system mega-thread.  Many merged.
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  richard s
					 
				 
				Will the living wage be worth £9 in five years time! 
			
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 Well, with inflation at around 0 to 1%, and expected to stay there for the next couple of years, yes.....  
 
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					Originally Posted by  nomadking
					 
				 
				No, because the inevitable price increases because of ......... the living wage. 
			
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 So we should have the insane situation where low salaries are topped up by the Government, at a time when business profits are at their highest levels in two decades?
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...e-economy.html
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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