I1L2T3 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Very sad news http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/17/benefits-squeeze-200000-children-poverty Is it right to punish children in this while giving tax cuts to the highest earners? IMO just an aother example of a government utterly out of touch with real people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 How many Children are better off??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 How many Children are better off??? Well I expect the kids of top earners will see some gains-perhaps extra tennis coaching ,more private tuition,a third holiday abroad to name three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 How many Children are better off??? That's not the idea behind austerity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If they’ve gone into poverty because benefits didn’t rise by much then it just demonstrates that people have been having children they couldn’t afford, not sure how that is the fault of government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 If they’ve gone into poverty because benefits didn’t rise by much then it just demonstrates that people have been having children they couldn’t afford, not sure how that is the fault of government. Not really. The government knows what the consequences of its policies are. So it is the fault of the government, in part at least. The other aspect is that living costs are beyond what most people could have reasonably expected 5, 10, 15 years ago when planning families. The goalposts have been moved so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbitt Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Families (whether one parent or two parent) have been given tax credits over the last decade or so. They are about to see this benefit stripped away from them under the present government over a period of time. The real problem is that they were led to believe that tax credits were their money....they were never that. But without arguing the pros and cons of it they are about to get a financial education......good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Not really. The government knows what the consequences of its policies are. So it is the fault of the government, in part at least. The other aspect is that living costs are beyond what most people could have reasonably expected 5, 10, 15 years ago when planning families. The goalposts have been moved so to speak. I agree that living as become more expensive but don't think that is the fault of this government, anyone planning a family shouldn't plan it round the benefits they may or may not receive, they should plan it round their work related income. I also think the way they measure poverty is seriously flawed and doesn’t accurately determine who is actually in poverty, I’m sure billions of people would happily swap places with the poor people of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I agree that living as become more expensive but don't think that is the fault of this government, anyone planning a family shouldn't plan it round the benefits they may or may not receive, they should plan it round their work related income. I also think the way they measure poverty is seriously flawed and doesn’t accurately determine who is actually in poverty, I’m sure billions of people would happily swap places with the poor people of the UK. It is all relative anyhow due the the rather stupid definition of child poverty which is based purely on a comparison of a families income with the average. So if the standard of living in the country doubled for everyone there would still be the same number in poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I agree that living as become more expensive but don't think that is the fault of this government, anyone planning a family shouldn't plan it round the benefits they may or may not receive, they should plan it round their work related income. I also think the way they measure poverty is seriously flawed and doesn’t accurately determine who is actually in poverty, I’m sure billions of people would happily swap places with the poor people of the UK. I agree that people should cut their cloth. I think most people try to. Sometimes peoples' circumstances change - a major illness, or something else life changing for example. The thing is none of us have a crystal ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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