2 ricch boys

colin13

cameron and osborne,are determined to squeeze the life out the poor in this country,this new bedroom tax,is all wwrong,you could have stayed in the house and brought up ur family there and grankids come and stay,but all thgese posh boys see are numbers,memoriess etc dont coiunt,,where are all the decent houses that people have to downsize to,,of course there are loads,all in decent areas,,mr camerom and osborne,come into the real world,were us poor,and often hard working people live,,a hard days graft woulb be a shock to your system

peter_the_piper

They have been in for 2.5 years, labour were in for 13 years, neither have succeeded in getting enough small homes built so its not just the coalitions fault. Its a fact that developers like building big houses they make more profit. Its a shame that labour allowed the sale of council homes to continue without replacing them.

colin13

so true peter,,maggie thatcher should never have started it,like a train once started very hard to stop

fluffnutter

Everything's the fault of capitalism and, left wing or right wing, in this country capitalism is here to stay. We all love money!

peter_the_piper

I had no problem with the theory of selling a council house but only on a build one, sell one principle, in that order.

System

colin13 wrote: »

so true peter,,maggie thatcher should never have started it,like a train once started very hard to stop

Allowing people to buy their own council house was not a bad policy

Zedicus

goater78 wrote: »

Allowing people to buy their own council house was not a bad policy

That is obviously a matter of opinion, not fact.

System

Zedicus wrote: »

That is obviously a matter of opinion, not fact.

Thanks for that Zedicus.

Another well argued response to my post. I've missed you

mazza111

I don't actually object to the bedroom tax in principle.

However, I do think that it needs some common sense applied to it. Many people, even those who want to downsize can't because of the lack of properties. It would probably still be cheaper for HB to pay the rent on a 2 bedroom property (council) than a 1 bedroom rate for private rent. So how about giving those a waiting list for a smaller home a discount on that 14% as they are showing willing to downsize.

Disabled people will still need to pay the bedroom tax unless they are on MRC or above.

I do believe in downsizing and I did it to free up my property, maybe if more people did that, then there wouldn't be the shortage. Nor would the government feel the need to do this. Although, given this government I wouldn't put anything by them.

Granny if over a certain age won't need to give up her home I believe.

Robin_TBW

No capital letters, no full stops, repeated double commas, spelling mistakes galore. Doesn't look like you're in any position to criticise and just looks like you're bitter because you aren't getting it your own way.

Sorry but if there's a couple living in a four bedroom house and a family of five can't find a place because there are only one bed places around then it makes sense to try and push the couple out and into a smaller place. It's only bricks and mortar.

colin13

Robin double commas because I have MS,and a tremor,SORRY,It does not affect me,it is only an opinion,which I am entilted too,whether you agree with it or not,,SORRY I AINT A RICH BOY,WITH PROPER GRAMMER