>Employment group Reed said its survey of 5,000 workers revealed a significant “comfort gap” on pay.
>When asked what income they needed to achieve a comfortable standard of living, the average figure cited was £52,000, which Reed said was “way above” the current figure of £39,000.
Radiant_Pillar on
When asked in a referendum, Brits also agreed they’d prefer a lower income to staying in the EU. We make our choices.
Swivials on
So this doesn’t seem to be about “getting by”, it’s talking about living “comfortably”. Which I take to mean you can afford your daily needs , savings and then some extra nice bits ontop of that.
The amount needed for that has certainly gone up.
Disposable110 on
Step 1: Nationwide rent cap half of what the average rent per square meter is now.
Step 2: Nationalize water and energy and give a certain amount per citizen for free.
Step 3: No council tax for houses under 500k.
Step 4: All companies listed on a stock exchange must pay a minimum of 25% tax over their UK profits.
Step 5: All companies that pay dividends must first pay 25% of the disbursed money in tax, proportional to the UK profits.
FreshPrinceOfH on
It’s not a cost of living crisis. It’s a cost of housing crisis.
Toastlove on
My wages have gone up by around £13k since 2020 so seems right. BUt now the issue is you’re in the 40% tax bracket so any further increases in wages isn’t really felt anymore since effectively half your earnings over £50k are gone after tax/NI/pension
frontendben on
What Brits need is not to be forced to own a car to do even basic activities. That means not repeating the mistakes we’ve made over the last 60 years that have led to a deeply expensive and inefficient situation where to buy food, go to work, or get the kids to school, you need at least one, often two cars.
That doesn’t mean banning cars. It means removing the subtle structural things that force you into owning and running a car. Things like:
* Stopping building detached and semidetached sprawl that makes everything too far away to walk or support public transport (which requires minimum densities to be viable).
* Removing the perverse tax and planning incentives that push office-based companies to the edges of cities, away from train stations and main bus routes, where the only reliable way to get to work is by car, and instead making it cheaper and easier to base themselves in city centres, where those businesses belong.
* Returning space on the road network to other modes of transport than the car, which has monopolised it. That means bus lanes, that means protected cycle infrastructure – things that actually give people freedom, and choice around how to get around rather than the economic ball and chain that only being able to choose the make, model, and colour of car you’re forced to drive brings.
The average car costs families £6,000 a year. That’s £12,000 per year for two car households. Almost the entire amount.
random_user_1968 on
Funny that I am completely comfortable on a mere 20k pa. I don’t drive or smoke. Yes, I’m working before you ask.
I’m not a hermit, I just live within my means and I have a comfortable flat.
Jimmy_h4t99 on
It’s only rumbling on because of the ridiculous profits the massive corps are taking
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>Employment group Reed said its survey of 5,000 workers revealed a significant “comfort gap” on pay.
>When asked what income they needed to achieve a comfortable standard of living, the average figure cited was £52,000, which Reed said was “way above” the current figure of £39,000.
When asked in a referendum, Brits also agreed they’d prefer a lower income to staying in the EU. We make our choices.
So this doesn’t seem to be about “getting by”, it’s talking about living “comfortably”. Which I take to mean you can afford your daily needs , savings and then some extra nice bits ontop of that.
The amount needed for that has certainly gone up.
Step 1: Nationwide rent cap half of what the average rent per square meter is now.
Step 2: Nationalize water and energy and give a certain amount per citizen for free.
Step 3: No council tax for houses under 500k.
Step 4: All companies listed on a stock exchange must pay a minimum of 25% tax over their UK profits.
Step 5: All companies that pay dividends must first pay 25% of the disbursed money in tax, proportional to the UK profits.
It’s not a cost of living crisis. It’s a cost of housing crisis.
My wages have gone up by around £13k since 2020 so seems right. BUt now the issue is you’re in the 40% tax bracket so any further increases in wages isn’t really felt anymore since effectively half your earnings over £50k are gone after tax/NI/pension
What Brits need is not to be forced to own a car to do even basic activities. That means not repeating the mistakes we’ve made over the last 60 years that have led to a deeply expensive and inefficient situation where to buy food, go to work, or get the kids to school, you need at least one, often two cars.
That doesn’t mean banning cars. It means removing the subtle structural things that force you into owning and running a car. Things like:
* Stopping building detached and semidetached sprawl that makes everything too far away to walk or support public transport (which requires minimum densities to be viable).
* Removing the perverse tax and planning incentives that push office-based companies to the edges of cities, away from train stations and main bus routes, where the only reliable way to get to work is by car, and instead making it cheaper and easier to base themselves in city centres, where those businesses belong.
* Returning space on the road network to other modes of transport than the car, which has monopolised it. That means bus lanes, that means protected cycle infrastructure – things that actually give people freedom, and choice around how to get around rather than the economic ball and chain that only being able to choose the make, model, and colour of car you’re forced to drive brings.
The average car costs families £6,000 a year. That’s £12,000 per year for two car households. Almost the entire amount.
Funny that I am completely comfortable on a mere 20k pa. I don’t drive or smoke. Yes, I’m working before you ask.
I’m not a hermit, I just live within my means and I have a comfortable flat.
It’s only rumbling on because of the ridiculous profits the massive corps are taking