View Single Post
Old 30-07-2024, 23:01   #91
jfman
Architect of Ideas
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 11,146
jfman has a nice shiny star
jfman has a nice shiny star
Re: Here comes the tax rises

Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
Things generally cost less as well you know, money went further. And you didn’t need a spanking deposit to purchase a house. There was also significantly more social housing available at affordable rents than there is now
Even adjusted for inflation they earned less, and I’d wager there were more one income households. I find the contention that the “average” person could or should have prepared for pension age - when successive governments gave no indication of pension reform - ludicrous.

The housing bubble is the fault of politicians. Not manual workers of the 1970s earning the princely sum of £70 a week.
jfman is offline   Reply With Quote