The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Titus Bramble]

I've been to uni, got myself a very good degree from a good uni after working hard to get my A levels, as of May I will have been in full time employment for 2 years in a good, skilled job and I don't earn £10 an hour.

Edit: basically what @Brennan and @Allezfan said.

 

[Allezfan]

More like those 5-7 people had to go on unemployment because they no longer had a job. But I see what you are getting at.

It's the cost of doing business in California unfortunately, which is by far the most employee friendly state in the country.

Wasn't talking about your specific case.

Just the fact that there are people in both our countries who are in full time work and also getting government support seems stupid. Like if you can't afford to pay someone without the government subsidising it, you can't afford to hire someone at all.

That is essentially communism, where a tax payer like me is paying for share holders to make a profit because I pay half of their employers wages.

 

[Del]

I've been to uni, got myself a very good degree from a good uni after working hard to get my A levels, as of May I will have been in full time employment for 2 years in a good, skilled job and I don't earn £10 an hour.

Edit: basically what @Brennan and @Allezfan said.

Honestly that's mental

 

[Mrk]

Wasn't talking about your specific case.

Just the fact that there are people in both our countries who are in full time work and also getting government support seems stupid. Like if you can't afford to pay someone without the government subsidising it, you can't afford to hire someone at all.

That is essentially communism, where a tax payer like me is paying for share holders to make a profit because I pay half of their employers wages.

You can look at it in another way - if the government taxed businesses less, they'd be able to pay employee's more and thus the government wouldn't need to subsidise employee's wages.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Honestly that's mental

That is taking 40 hours a week and dividing my salary by it. Obviously, taking bank holidays into account etc it might work out closer to £10, but yeah on that working it's less.

 

[Allezfan]

You can look at it in another way - if the government taxed businesses less, they'd be able to pay employee's more and thus the government wouldn't need to subsidise employee's wages.

But look at mcdonalds. They're making so much money that surely by your argument they'd have more money and will pay their employers mroe.

And they ain't done it.

 

[Del]

That is taking 40 hours a week and dividing my salary by it. Obviously, taking bank holidays into account etc it might work out closer to £10, but yeah on that working it's less.

Does the industry your in pay well?

 

[Titus Bramble]

Does the industry your in pay well?

Depends on the company and how high up you are to be honest. As it stands I'm pretty low down in a relatively small company so there's plenty of room for progression.

 

[Allezfan]

I know it depends on where you live but I make less than that and I have more money than I know what to do with. It's really not the minimum living wage up here.

 

[roydo]

That is taking 40 hours a week and dividing my salary by it. Obviously, taking bank holidays into account etc it might work out closer to £10, but yeah on that working it's less.

You in one of those jobs/industries that once you work your passage for a few years, the earnings go north pretty quick?

 

[Mrk]

But look at mcdonalds. They're making so much money that surely by your argument they'd have more money and will pay their employers mroe.

And they ain't done it.

I'm sure they do pay some of their employee's more - however if we're going back to the £10 minimum wage argument from earlier in the thread - there's no way they could afford that across the board.

 

[Del]

Depends on the company and how high up you are to be honest. As it stands I'm pretty low down in a relatively small company so there's plenty of room for progression.

That's sound then

 

[roydo]

I know it depends on where you live but I make less than that and I have more money than I know what to do with. It's really not the minimum living wage up here.

I could help you out with that spare cash mate. Just look after it like.

Just pm me your bank details, and consider it done.

 

[Titus Bramble]

I know it depends on where you live but I make less than that and I have more money than I know what to do with. It's really not the minimum living wage up here.

It definitely is down london way. Frankly, if you're actually living in London (which thankfully I'm not) £10 is still probably not enough.

 

[Allezfan]

I'm sure they do pay some of their employee's more - however if we're going back to the £10 minimum wage argument from earlier in the thread - there's no way they could afford that across the board.

TBF, I'm not arguing for 10 pounds. Way too much.