Cost of living crisis - how are you all doing?

[Coatigan]

We’ve always had price increases I can’t remember a time when they’ve gone down which I think your saying and I agree with, but the safety nets have fallen with a tight squeeze on welfare benefit and it’s plunged a quarter of million children into poverty that is what’s concerning me.
I don’t know what we can do about it only shop around for the lowest prices and continue giving to charity because the future looks bleak for the have nots.

All of which is 100% true, and I never argued, just for clarity.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Half an hour. Your fucking clock was broke mate.

I remember getting sunburn...

 

[Barcon]

I remember getting sunburn...

And when it got hard it looked like a barbers pole?

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

The article below is a damning indictment of where we are in modern day Britain.

Guardian Article on Modern Day Poverty

It’s an excellent piece that puts into perspective the UK today, it is real destitution in parts of the country.
The least we can do is provide food and clothing for our young children free so they don’t grow up sick and disabled by poverty because they are our future. They will only turn to crime and drugs if they don’t receive state help to grow up normal.

I was listening to Angela Rainer earlier something to do with rental accommodation and the need for building council houses and social housing, I think it’s a desperate part of the social fabric so at least we may get more council housing under a labour government

 

[city2]

Too busy sending billions to other causes and fuck all on this country.

 

[N1985]

The country is absolutely fucked. I won't be there much longer. Fuck that

 

[BlueMooner87]

Serious question....do people actually think about not having children for financial reasons. If so, why did nobody tell my wife just before our half hour knee trembler on the patio in Fueteventura. Ah the memories.....

We had already discussed that if we accidently fell pregnant it wasn't right to see it through. Not something some people will agree with and who knows how we would feel if it was to happen but we consciously do our best to ensure a mistake doesn't happen.

 

[Sibierskii]

Is now a good time to be buying a house? will the rates ever get better?

 

[BlueMooner87]

Is now a good time to be buying a house? will the rates ever get better?

I suppose it depends how much you value having your own home and if the rent vs mortgage payment is vastly different especially when taking into consideration maintenance.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Too busy sending billions to other causes and fuck all on this country.

Are you new to Tory policies?

 

[Summerbuzz]

Really starting to pinch now, and I've only just turned the heating on for the first time.

On the bright side, I think I've lost a stone in the last six weeks, mostly through missing meals.

 

[city2]

Are you new to Tory policies?

No, just reminding people to never forget.

 

[pride in battle]

We had already discussed that if we accidently fell pregnant it wasn't right to see it through. Not something some people will agree with and who knows how we would feel if it was to happen but we consciously do our best to ensure a mistake doesn't happen.

So you would abort rather than have the child because the child might cost too much ? Fooking hell...

 

[BlueHammer85]

Is now a good time to be buying a house? will the rates ever get better?

Most people have locked in a 2 year fix in hope that rates will have dropped by 2025

 

[BlueMooner87]

So you would abort rather than have the child because the child might cost too much ? Fooking hell...

I would most certainly abort a pregnancy than to bring a child into the world without being able to give them all I would want them to have or expect tax payers to support my life.

 

[kaz7]

I would most certainly abort a pregnancy than to bring a child into the world without being able to give them all I would want them to have or expect tax payers to support my life.

Wow, you would kill a baby for that

 

[Phil1]

So you would abort rather than have the child because the child might cost too much ? Fooking hell...

If it meant that the child and parents might fall into poverty and gave little standard of living then why shouldn’t it be a factor?
Abortion is obviously a very serious subject and understandable that folk react differently depending on how they arrived at that point in their lives where they may have to make the decision but ultimately it’s got fuck all to do with anybody else what their reasons might be.

 

[Scottyboi]

I would most certainly abort a pregnancy than to bring a child into the world without being able to give them all I would want them to have or expect tax payers to support my life.

Well you wouldn't be the one aborting it it would be your Mrs choice, and once pregnant her whole outlook might change.

 

[Scottyboi]

If it meant that the child and parents might fall into poverty and gave little standard of living then why shouldn’t it be a factor?
Abortion is obviously a very serious subject and understandable that folk react differently depending on how they arrived at that point in their lives where they may have to make the decision but ultimately it’s got fuck all to do with anybody else what their reasons might be.

Both sound like they are in well paid jobs tbf just that bluemooner hates the world for some reason.

 

[pride in battle]

If it meant that the child and parents might fall into poverty and gave little standard of living then why shouldn’t it be a factor?
Abortion is obviously a very serious subject and understandable that folk react differently depending on how they arrived at that point in their lives where they may have to make the decision but ultimately it’s got fuck all to do with anybody else what their reasons might be.

If you abort a child because at some point in the future you 'might' struggle is absolutely bizarre