Posted by Jake on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 with 4 comments | Labels: benefits, Big Society, budget cuts, Cameron, housing, inequality, jobs, pay
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has done the sums...
Is the top rate tax really paid by the wealthiest? In fact, the low paid have the highest marginal tax rate at 95%
Build more affordable homes, reverse the property bubble, and we'll save billions
If the minimum wage were at right level, we'd not have to support so many on housing benefit. We'd also not have to prop up the profits of Tesco, Amazon et al by paying housing benefits to those in poorly paid work
ReplyDeletein other words IDS is propping up Tesco, Amazon's profits via low-paid workers' housing benefits and laying the blame, humiliation and worry of it all on the same low-paid workers.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry isn't the obvious comment here that rent is too high - I am just as upset for taxpayers money to be going to landlords than any daily mail reader is about benefits
ReplyDeleteAgreed! See our guest post by Shelter: Build more affordable homes, reverse the property bubble, and we'll save billions
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In fact, I'm going to add this as a "related story". Thank you!