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UK wage collapse

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  • leveller2911
    leveller2911 Posts: 8,061 Forumite
    Have you got a graph that shows wage inflation relative to HPI Hamish?
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    Sure.

    Nationwide_HousePricesToEarnings.png
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  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    And house prices to income versus affordability.....

    NotSeasonallyAdjustedHousePricesChart1.png
    “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”
  • CLAPTON
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    Just what the country needs a massive financial gamble,one that the next generation will pick up the tab for.

    On a personal note ,past recessions have hit far worse than this one.


    not quote sure which the 'next' generation is but future generations will inherit what we leave them as has been the case for a couple of million years
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    More recent data.....

    GDP

    article-1607881-1B13C594000005DC-424_634x286.jpg

    HPI

    article-0-1744203F000005DC-960_634x378.jpg

    Wages

    average-weekly-earnings-whole-economy-uk-sa-ons.png?width=465&height=400
    “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”
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    CLAPTON wrote: »
    not quote sure which the 'next' generation is but future generations will inherit what we leave them as has been the case for a couple of million years

    But if each generation is bigger, individuals will inherit less.
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    edited 11 August 2013 at 3:36PM
    ILW wrote: »
    But if each generation is bigger, individuals will inherit less.

    Eh?

    That would only be the case if wealth didn't grow as fast as population.
    “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”
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Eh?

    That would only be the case if wealth didn't grow as fast as population.
    Does it and will it always?
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    But if each generation is bigger, individuals will inherit less.

    as the man used to say; you can't be serious
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    Does it and will it always?

    It has....

    Net Wealth:

    article-2189289-149295CC000005DC-441_468x335.jpg

    Population:

    wad2.png

    Will it always?

    Probably so.
    “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”
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