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I read that article and was struck by two things.
The person on £150k, but "skint" and complaining that they won't be able to afford energy costs but at the same time worried about CGT when she becomes a partner in the firm she works for. Honestly, fucking listen to yourself you greedy bellend.
And, naively, I had no idea someone could earn £33k on benefits. No value in that statement, I simply wasn't aware.
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And, naively, I had no idea someone could earn £33k on benefits. No value in that statement, I simply wasn't aware.
Isn't that the sum total of all the benefits they receive, a large proportion of which will be the rent they pay?
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I was surprised by how low her childcare costs were.
Earning £150k with two kids in childcare you could easily be paying £4k on that, £2k on mortgage, £1k on utilities, council tax, food, etc and be left with ~ £500 a month for extras.
If you're working full time child care costs are pretty ludicrous.
There's a real issue with families leaving London because for many it is just too expensive to have kids here.
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I came to both of these same conclusions.
IMO it’s obviously right for someone on such a high income to be paying for childcare and for free childcare to be left for those not so fortunate.
It’s a shame she doesn’t recognise her privileged position.
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Amusing (or not, really) article on the BBC, with different people's struggles before the upcoming budget. Most people struggling to make ends meet, and then the one person earning an extra 0, and spending more on childcare than other parents are earning in a month, worrying about how a raise in CGT will impact their potential "earnings" 😂
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyv8y68e25o