Where is the cost of living crisis exactly?

But they have unique sight of the magic beans and magic money tree that pays for all of this not like us mere mortals. In their world replacement rates and moral hazards don't exist.

However, maybe they can pay for this by not paying teachers anymore as OP is very doing well in his/her gig....

Nobody should have the option of not working. It's not a lifestyle choice.

Mo Money, Mo Scrotes.

I can’t believe how many of you are taking this person seriously, they are obviously trolling. Then they pretend that they are a teacher knowing that this will wind people up even more.

As a teacher myself, these cost increases are hitting hard, especially with two small kids. It’s the same for any job at the moment really expect for the very well paid ones. Tricky winter ahead I’d say.

80 euro per week is a huge amount! For some people, obviously you're earning enough that this won't have an effect on you but it certainly does on me. I don't spend 80 per week on booze and takeaways.

...pup showed us that giving welfare recipients more is not only good for them, but also good for the economy, as a significant proportion of this money is immediately spent into the economy, i.e. everyone wins!

why would you want to wean people off this extra money, the more money in circulation in the economy, the more economic activities there are in general, which in turn creates more jobs, lowers unemployment, creates more confidence in the overall economy, therefore encourages more spending, and on and on and on.....

Exactly! 😁

I wasn’t sure if it was just me who thought Bass has a different idea of the millennial generation, let alone the idea that they weren’t affected by the 2008 crash. I knew huge numbers of staff who were made redundant as a consequence of the recession, people with children, families, mortgages, rent, and a whole plethora of financial responsibilities…

Even to suggest people of that generation weren’t affected by the recession because they didn’t have children, was a bit of a head scratcher 🤔

the so called 'recovery' was and is a heavily skewed perception of being, what was meant at the time, and largely still is, is that the value of assets such as property, were recovering, this was great for such asset owners, but if you didnt own assets, or still dont, you re more than likely screwed, i.e. younger generations.

its this astonishing ignorance thats currently sinking our established government parties, they simply dont get this, so be it, their time is coming to an end, and theyre virtually causing their own end....

...but the reality is, thats exactly how our political, economic and financial institutions see them, and treat them as such, hence why the metrics and models we use to express this are used as such....

yes, im aware, owning assets does not mean you re doing well, but it gives you greater leverage in society, i.e. if you dont own assets, you re more than likely to be in greater trouble, and the longer we play this game, the more trouble those individuals are becoming

its important to remember, what most of these individuals are actually trying to do is to provide themselves with a critical human need, i.e. 'security of accommodation', this is i nfact one of the most critical of human needs, but since we have financialised the whole process, it has now become extremely precarious for most, including many current property owners...

rental markets are now probably at their most precarious for probably most tenents and landlords, i.e. the whole process is actually starting to collapse....