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The State Is Subsidising Our Largest And Most Profitable Retailers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32272817
Aso the Sunday Times :::: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1542849.ece
These firms are able to pay their workers below the living wage, knowing that us, the taxpayers, will have to subsidise their poor wages with "in work" benefits.
This isn't a Party-political issue, as its been going on for years. How can this be right ? Why should my hard-earned wages go into the coffers of already wealthy companies, like Tesco, ASDA and Amazon ?
Aso the Sunday Times :::: http://
These firms are able to pay their workers below the living wage, knowing that us, the taxpayers, will have to subsidise their poor wages with "in work" benefits.
This isn't a Party-political issue, as its been going on for years. How can this be right ? Why should my hard-earned wages go into the coffers of already wealthy companies, like Tesco, ASDA and Amazon ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.How can you not bring politics into it? It is the Government treasury who set the minimum wage set up by your Labour party back in 1998 not thhe Andy Pandy Workers co-operative. So your pips are being squeezed by this are they.Well our pips have been squeezed since Europeans have been allowed to benefit their families back home by sending child benefit to Poland paid for by us.Of course it is a Party-political issue and as you say this has gone on for years. May be the man you despise and wouldn't accept a Gold Rolex from would have other plans for this subsidy given the opportunity because Mr Miliband sure as hell wouldn't do anything about it except squeeze us more.
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I am not having a rant and I am not actually disagreeing with you. You are saying this is not a party-political issue. You drew our attention to your concerns by posting this OP.Who is going to put your concerns to right. It will not be HMQ herself or all the Kings horses and men.So tell me who can resolve this issue? Not you here on your soapbox so who will address this if at all?
I am not having a rant and I am not actually disagreeing with you. You are saying this is not a party-political issue. You drew our attention to your concerns by posting this OP.Who is going to put your concerns to right. It will not be HMQ herself or all the Kings horses and men.So tell me who can resolve this issue? Not you here on your soapbox so who will address this if at all?
Exactly, tambo- even if an employer paid double the minimum wage there would still be some workers receiving in work benefits.
Does the Times article mention how much these 'subsidised' workers pay in NI/income tax?
Surely it's better to have someone in a job paying between minimum and living wage than to have them unemployed?
Does the Times article mention how much these 'subsidised' workers pay in NI/income tax?
Surely it's better to have someone in a job paying between minimum and living wage than to have them unemployed?
Retro....I see that you are in agreement !
The minimum wage which now, no one disagrees with, needs to be expanded gradually until it is at a more realistic level. To be fair to dave, his Government has gone some way towards this in recent years. But it doesn't seem to make sense to me that people in employment should be able to claim such huge amounts in benefits, because their employers are not paying them nearly enough.
Surely that makes some sense doesn't it ?
The minimum wage which now, no one disagrees with, needs to be expanded gradually until it is at a more realistic level. To be fair to dave, his Government has gone some way towards this in recent years. But it doesn't seem to make sense to me that people in employment should be able to claim such huge amounts in benefits, because their employers are not paying them nearly enough.
Surely that makes some sense doesn't it ?
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