Could this be the year of major problems

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I cannot find a link to to this thread and l have tried finind one.

Christmas has proved one thing for all the major stores Jessops, M&S and announced Morrisons have been effected by one thing - money, people simply don't have any.

The roll on effect from all the cuts been brought on by this coalition government is now taking effect across the country and everything is now being effected, as people simply cannot afford to buy the things that they see in the .

Even tonight, l have been told that within six months l could be without a job, due to cutbacks.

Its about time this government got there act together and stop this from happening. Sky news was saying that they are waiting for Tesco to announce there xmas results.

it is because they are targeting the wrong groups trying to claw back off the poorer first instead of hitting big business for the tax they should be paying. Its a far way off getting better this is going to last years

In the news also only 1% benefit rise so yet again the poorest get poorer

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also some unemployed in Brum will have to pay upto £200 a year council tax now when you live on £65 a week thats quite a chunk

[Jimmy-J]

People have had enough of the main supermarkets charging a fortune, It's good to see that the budget supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl have had an increase in sales in the run-up to Christmas.

As for Jessops, I can see a lot more well known high street businesses going bust before the year is out. Many people these days prefer to shop online from the comfort of their own home without having to fight their way through the crowds and traffic not to mention the cold weather. This must have had a massive affect on stores everywhere.

HMV will go under this year and I'd be surprised if OpCapita don't screw GAME up like they did with Comet.

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

it is because they are targeting the wrong groups trying to claw back off the poorer first instead of hitting big business for the tax they should be paying. Its a far way off getting better this is going to last years

In the news also only 1% benefit rise so yet again the poorest get poorer

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also some unemployed in Brum will have to pay upto £200 a year council tax now when you live on £65 a week thats quite a chunk

At least benefit claimants are getting a rise ,they get a pay rise year in year out ,they are the only section of society guaranteed more money ,they can think themselves lucky in that respect .

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Christmas has proved one thing for all the major stores Jessops, M&S and announced Morrisons have been effected by one thing - money, people simply don't have any.
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Jessops are struggling because the market has changed .People don't buy cameras like they used to ,just about every phone in existence has a camera on it now and most people are quite satisfied with that because it is easier .Don't forget that Kodak had the same problem it's nothing to do with cutbacks or less money ,the market has disappeared it is as simple as that

[v0id]

Originally Posted by martyh

At least benefit claimants are getting a rise ,they get a pay rise year in year out ,they are the only section of society guaranteed more money ,they can think themselves lucky in that respect .

minimum wage also goes up every year

Originally Posted by v0id

minimum wage also goes up every year

It's not guaranteed though and there have been years where the lower tiers have not gone up .

[Taf]

1% of a little is not the same as 1% of a lot more. Especially when many of those on Benefits will see outgoings increase as the replacement for the Poll Tax arrives causing many to pay a percentage when they have paid nothing before, and the Bedroom Tax charged on families who cannot find a smaller Council home to move to, or a private rental they can afford.

Add to that the REAL rate of inflation (and not that magic figure HMG comes up with all the time) and that will hit ALL of us harder and harder.



High St shops are going to flounder as they cannot compete with Internet shopping in many cases. High rents and business taxes will turn many High St's into ghost towns... and not even the charity shops will survive.

[Anonymouse]

Oh, benefits might go up - slightly - but so do prices, and not so slightly. That "increase" will mean nothing.

It certainly won't do anything to offset water, gas and electricity bills - none of which, I might add, the unemployed get any help with, but we need these services as much as workers do. Public transport hasn't gotten any cheaper - the reverse, in fact. Yesterday, going for an interview, I paid £10.80 just to go from Bolton to Southport. The day before, setting off early in the morning, I paid £6.10...just to go from Bolton to Manchester! If I'd been buying the ticket from an office rather than a machine, Id likely have said, "Jesus, dude, I'm buying a ticket, not bloody shares in First North Western!"

For once, Arthur's right. Something must be done.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

At least benefit claimants are getting a rise ,they get a pay rise year in year out ,they are the only section of society guaranteed more money ,they can think themselves lucky in that respect

I have been told if i get a pay rise i will be lucky ?. Why can't i have a guaranteed pay rise every bloody year.

Originally Posted by Taf

1% of a little is not the same as 1% of a lot more. Especially when many of those on Benefits will see outgoings increase as the replacement for the Poll Tax arrives causing many to pay a percentage when they have paid nothing before, and the Bedroom Tax charged on families who cannot find a smaller Council home to move to, or a private rental they can afford.

Add to that the REAL rate of inflation (and not that magic figure HMG comes up with all the time) and that will hit ALL of us harder and harder.

Well 0% of a little is even less and that's what i've had over the last few years .

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

also some unemployed in Brum will have to pay upto £200 a year council tax now when you live on £65 a week thats quite a chunk

£200.00 year = a 6% cut in their benefits.
bedroom tax will be another £10 a week from what I last heard.
so that's a 15% cut in their benefits.
a total of a 21% cut.
but don't worry. they're not going to get upset and smash the streets up.
honest.

Originally Posted by Sirius

I have been told if i get a pay rise i will be lucky ?. Why can't i have a guaranteed pay rise every bloody year.

For anybody to moan about getting a pay rise however small in the current climate is beyond the pale to me

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Originally Posted by Gary L

£200.00 year = a 6% cut in their benefits.
bedroom tax will be another £10 a week from what I last heard.
so that's a 15% cut in their benefits.
a total of a 21% cut.
but don't worry. they're not going to get upset and smash the streets up.
honest.

The "bedroom tax" has been used in private housing for years nothing new about that

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by martyh

The "bedroom tax" has been used in private housing for years nothing new about that

But anyone with a brain can see that we're gradually taking away all the money off a benefit claimant in one form or another. and we use the excuse that we're all in this together. or they're all lower class anyway.

Dave has made us despise poor people, disabled people, and people who haven't got a job.

does he want a mini War in Britain?
to prove he does I'll give him a week or two to see him come up with another thing where he takes more money off the same people.

we're not all in it together when you do it with percentages.
we're only all in it together for thinking the same way as Dave does.

Originally Posted by Gary L

But anyone with a brain can see that we're gradually taking away all the money off a benefit claimant in one form or another. and we use the excuse that we're all in this together. or they're all lower class anyway.

Dave has made us despise poor people, disabled people, and people who haven't got a job.

does he want a mini War in Britain?
to prove he does I'll give him a week or two to see him come up with another thing where he takes more money off the same people.

we're not all in it together when you do it with percentages.
we're only all in it together for thinking the same way as Dave does.

speak for yourself Gary ,if your dumb enough to fall for that then that's your look out .I for one don't hate benefit claimants ,i hate SOME benefit claimants ,i hate the way SOME benefit claimants think they have a right to live off the state and i especially hate SOME benefit claimants that whinge when they get a pay rise .Life is not easy for benefit claimants ,it's not meant to be, but for some of us workers (that's the class of people below benefit claimants)life can be even harder and even more unjust