The destruction of the Middle Classes commences

kabayiri

Exocet wrote: »

I've missed something here? Why do we want to do this?

Only as a demonstration that the big business power brokers don't have it all their own way.

I doubt it would be easy to achieve, but personally I prefer consumer power to the use of unions and strikes as a method of protest.

wageslave

Exocet wrote: »

I would miss them. I have worked hard to become one. You don't think I listen to Radio 4 because I enjoy it do you?

You can't work hard to become middle class. Don't kid yourself. You can only become working class with attitude.

You listen to Radio 4?

Wageslave <---gives up and admits to being a total chav

Exocet

wageslave wrote: »

You listen to Radio 4?

Of course. No yoof. No accents. No Murdoch. A million miles away from the Macdonald eating, X Factor, Jordan, celebrity, Sky HD, get rich quick, shopaholic crap that is Britains current culture.

Malcolm.

kabayiri wrote: »

We could all select a high street bank; boycott that bank within a few months; withdraw all savings and accounts from that bank; and reduce it's share value to alarming levels. Then watch how much press and media coverage it gets.

No thanks, the queue looks a little long for me.

globalds

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I doubt it. I use a computer a lot, for drafting etc, but I doubt there are too many barristers in Lithuania or India who can replace me.

But there are plenty of qualified people who could do the same job for less.

Kohoutek

artha wrote: »

It just means that it's time to adapt to a new set of circumstances and look for the opportunities. Other threads on this forum have bemoaned the passing of pensions as if they were a god given right and many of (presumed) younger posters have basically said tough to us oldies who are having the rug pulled. So I'm afraid it's the same story for jobs for the younger ones.

If India is where it's at then invest in India

Passing of pensions? They still exist last time I looked.

So you're telling people that can't find a job because all the jobs have been offshored to invest in India? Not very logical - how can you invest with no money?

wageslave

I can aspire to middle income, I will never be middle class.

If I leave the class thing behind and concentrate entirely on income (which is frankly impossible in this country, I can buy Bodan to the cows come home, I will always be working class) I will survive.

A little battered and a whole lot angrier but I will still survive.

drc

My god, what a depressing thread :eek:. Shouldn't this be on the fire and brimstone board.

artha

Kohoutek wrote: »

Passing of pensions? They still exist last time I looked.

Ok, passing of middle class pensions in the format of defined benefits that people have become accustomed to then

So you're telling people that can't find a job because all the jobs have been offshored to invest in India? Not very logical - how can you invest with no money?

Just saying that the income you get from whatever job available should be invested wisely to take advantage of the global shifts in economic strength. Surely that is not beyond the skills of what are being called "middle class". Either adapt or become a dinosaur. The writing has been on the wall for decades

Kohoutek

artha wrote: »

Just saying that the income you get from whatever job available should be invested wisely to take advantage of the global shifts in economic strength. Surely that is not beyond the skills of what are being called "middle class". Either adapt or become a dinosaur. The writing has been on the wall for decades

Yeah, but the OP was arguing that middle class jobs will be offshored en mass, resulting in mass unemployment and no opportunities/no jobs for graduates.

The gains of made of investing a few hundred quid of savings onto the Indian stock market isn't going to offset the loss of losing your job or being underemployed for your entire life....