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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Ah yes the 'living wage' that's not even on the back burner anymore is it? it's not been mentioned for months :/
I agree minimum wage is shocking, and for young people I don't know why they even bother it's ridiculous.
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The living wage is a red herring in my opinion, for anyone but the young free and single. If wages were increased then tax credits would be decreased more or less to match. Taking the burden off of the government and onto the employers, but not leaving many people any better off.
For anyone living at home with mum and dad with no responsibilities or bills to pay other than "their keep" it would be brilliant, though. And maybe for young singles in a house-share situation. Utterly useless for working families.