[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by jet

Jeez Kizzy, you're such a ray of sunshine.

How about you. How have you faired through these bleak times?

Its not just the lazy bums who won't get off their arse to do a days work and its not just the strapped for cash benefit claimants who can still afford a Big Mac, though the government and the Daily Mail would like you to think that.

We do have statistics that tell us millions of already impoverished people have struggled more than ever and hundreds of thousands of children now live in the poverty bracket. The cost of living has gone up, salaries haven't. Many of those living on the poverty line are full time workers trying to survive on a minimum wage.

But its not just the blue collar workers or those who can't find a job that pays a living wage; I know a lot of private sector workers who lost their contracts and have had to re-aply for positions they once believed were safe (before they were privatized). Those people who have mortgages, small children and the usual every day expenses are often working on temporary or zero hour contracts. More and more people have to borrow or cash in their pensions early, just so they can pay their rent or mortgage.

This has been one huge money grab and its been at the expense of millions and if you can't see that because you've done alright, then all I can say is, look beyond your own front door.