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What's your Household Income?
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Is this another I earn more than most of you question.
Is this another "you didn't read the thread" question?
There's no mention of my income anywhere. I specifically avoided it to ensure people like you didn't derail the thread with such ad hominems.
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Is this another "you didn't read the thread" question?
There's no mention of my income anywhere. I specifically avoided it to ensure people like you didn't derail the thread with such ad hominems.
Like this ad hominem ?
"Cognitive dissonance? Or just forgetting what this socky has said elsewhere....
It must be hard to keep track of all the different fairy stories. "0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Is this another "you didn't read the thread" question?
There's no mention of my income anywhere. I specifically avoided it to ensure people like you didn't derail the thread with such ad hominems.
Just as well they are happy, otherwise they would have a had a real go at youChuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop0 -
chucknorris wrote: »Just as well they are happy, otherwise they would have a had a real go at you
:rotfl:
It is a bit transparent... Poor things.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Mildly curious to see if MSE is representative of wider society.
Anonymous poll.
UK graph below....
How do you measure household income? compare a FTB with a retired person person who has paid off their mortgage, Surely this should be about [STRIKE]disposable [/STRIKE] discretionary income?'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Sorry Hamish I can`t read these fancy words. Had to google the above. It gave me a laugh so I am even happier.HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Is this another "you didn't read the thread" question?
There's no mention of my income anywhere. I specifically avoided it to ensure people like you didn't derail the thread with such asd hominem.0 -
54 people have voted on this poll?! That's a lot of sockies!
150,000 give or take. Disposable income after paying the mrs' credit card bill = -150,000.0 -
About 5300 tax and NI paid taking it down to 19300 received plus about 4000 Tax credits and 2400 child benefit. Less Council tax 1800 and IO mortgage 6000, gas and electric 2000.HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »P60 doesn't include benefits though?
I'll enter a vote for my bracket later, and anonymously, as this thread is really just to see if the MSE collective resembles the wider population.I think....0 -
plus about 4000 Tax credits and 2400 child benefit. .
Right.
So roughly 32K gross income.
Is that the option you voted?“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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