What cuts are you prepared to personally suffer to repay the deficit?

carolt

Really2 wrote: »

Some on here have said they are prepared to lose an income and you have not responded to that?
That is selfish in itself, you are still more worried about what people think of you losing £2500 in benefits when you are on a high family income than some people preparing to lose a whole income.
It is a benefit, do you really think you have it that hard when some live on less than a 1/3 of your familys income

On the contrary, I have thanked every post in this thread that suggested personal sacrifice - some I would have liked to thank twice, but the thanks facility doesn't allow for that. Was I supposed to repeat every post with my personal praise or something???


No family lives on less than a third of our income - unless they fail to claim all the benefits they're entitled to.

Really2

carolt wrote: »

Eh? Find where I said I could afford to lose It!

I can't - that's precisely my point.

So how do people on a family income of £20K live carol?

carolt

beecher2 wrote: »

Well, you're in the right place - post a Statement of Affairs elsewhere and get help with budgeting. You've got 3 years to prepare for it - I'm certainly budgeting for a 12% pay cut at the moment, whether it comes or not.

Agree - I shall do and having 2 years to prepare will help.

Really2

carolt wrote: »

No family lives on less than a third of our income - unless they fail to claim all the benefits they're entitled to.

Some people have pride and don't carol & can you prove what a person will get in benefits or are you guessing, the underlined bit shows how you think.

I can't believe you write that after starting so many benefit bashing threads before.

carolt

Really2 wrote: »

So how do people on a family income of £20K live carol?

They get benefits.

Didn't we have this conversation yesterday?

Yawn - go reread yesterday's thread.

carolt

Really2 wrote: »

Some people have pride, the underlined bit shows how you think.

I can't believe you write that after starting so many benefit bashing threads before.

If people choose to put pride before their family starving, that's up to hem.

I don't recall that I've ever recommended families take that course of action, though.

ERICS_MUM

carolt wrote: »

We all pay taxes. You're hardly alone.

So it's up to others, is it?

Hmm.

Yes, it is. It's up to those people who waste my hard earned money that I pay in various taxes:

1.poor management in public services
2.benefit scroungers
3.people who need healthy start, vitamins, fruit and veg coupons etc for their babies/children - don't have kids if you can't afford.
4.People like the woman on telly last week who said going to work would give her "only" another £40 per week so it "isn't worth it".LAZY COW
5.people who throw litter, paint grafitti, fly-tip, damage bus stops and phone boxes, all of which cost a fortune to sort out
6.people who can't/won't behave in public (drink, drugs, abusive behaviour etc) which costs a fortune in terms of police time
7.people who make hoax calls and waste paramedic and fire fighters time which costs money
8.people who go to A&E when clearly they don't have either. THEN when they realise they've a long wait to be seen, they clear off - so much for needing to be seen urgently.
9.people who are so determined to always have the latest model of mobile phone, Playstation, blue ray, HD TV, american fridge, new car, fancy holidays abroad, Tiffany bracelets, and "pay" for it with credit instead of with their own hard-earned cash
10.people who get themselves in such a financial mess and then look for ways of not paying the money back - they say "surely someone else is to blame for my inability to manage my life"

Right, once all the above get themselves in order and start making a positive contribution to this society, then I will be happy to increase my already sizeable contribution.

So hhhmmmmm that.

carolt

mbga9pgf wrote: »

Naa, vampires tea bags are a luxury item. Women could always stay at home and do the dishes when they are on the blob :rotfl:

You're single, aren't you? :rotfl:

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Not really a cut at all, but there should be increased tax on products considered luxuries - that way those that are really struggling financially with essential bills and living costs will not suffer further, and those that are financially more comfortable will be able to opt-in and -out, and the choice will ultimately be theirs.

I don't claim any benifits or assistance from the government, so I don't see how any cuts could directly affect me to be honest. Although, more generally I think there'll be a knock on affect in society with any significant cuts in any benifits or services.

I do think that governemnt spending needs to be more transparent, and written in plain english though - perhapse if I knew what gets spent where, and how much, then I'd be better placed to answer the question. I don't have the time or money to do an economics degree to work it all out!

mbga9pgf

Nope! Married 6 years!