So my parents are taking the p*** then are they?

 

Don't be so f***ing stupid.

 

With mortgages and petrol costs, all the taxes, bills and $h!t mentioned above that doesn't exactly leave much left from 30k. Its obvious you live alone and earn over 30k because nobody could be stupid enough to think that any family under 40k can survive fine without child benefits.

 

You misread my post Phil

 

Where did I mention your family taking the p*** :manson: I was referring to people who claim disability benefits for fairly trivial conditions in order so that they can avoid getting off their arse and working

 

I was also referring to long term unemployed who are not seeking work

 

How you thought I was referring to your parents god only knows

Oh yeah Clare, we should all just tolerate being utterly ripped off shouldn't we......? :P I wouldn't care if I was earning a hundred grand a year or whatever, I'd still say that we were being ripped off...

 

My whole argument is that if somewhere is expensive to live then wages should reflect that rise of cost of living.... Companies in London and SE should be obliged to offer their staff London Weighting or cost of living allowances.....

 

 

But Scott you are a student, I bloody well should be for what I'm on but with me at a private college I don't get anything not even a discount bus pass!!

 

London is the area people want to be and as long as people are going to pay the prices then the rent/house prices are going to keep rising.

 

 

Oh wow, I hope England does this :o I'm not looking forward to falling ill and having to fork out loads of money for treatment.