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rhb-
Yeah completely, I just find it weird in a London based forum for so many people to be arguing that people might feel they need money to get by (even whilst recognising that the fact they need so much shows the system isn’t working well).
The people who this hits seem to be those who aren’t independently wealthy but who have done pretty well so have relatively high incomes. That seems to be a demographic we should want some of in parl.
Instead, we get a mix of (1) old money / already minted and hence full Thatcherite; (2) people who couldn’t earn more elsewhere; and (3) ideologues (which could be a good or bad thing, depending what ideals they are pushing)
andyfallsoff
I think its a bit weird to assume you need to be super ambitious and money grabbing to want more than £80k / year. Has anyone looked at house prices lately? The housing system is f*cked up, yes, which means you need a big income to be able to buy a home that would be classed as a reasonable family home in lots of parts of the country. Are we arguing anyone who wants a moderately comfortable lifestyle is Thatcherite scum?