Number of posts : 28549 Age : 64 Location : Uranus Registration date : 2008-05-15
Subject: is the minimum wage fair Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:20 pm
Ok so the NMW is £6.08. On a 36 hour week, this means £11,381 per year. Now the government are making the first £10k you earn, with no tax, so say you take home £10000 per year. could you live on that?
Emerald xox
Number of posts : 20 Location : Ireland Registration date : 2012-01-30
Subject: Re: is the minimum wage fair Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:21 pm
Some people could if they live at home with their parents and have no big outgoings like a mortgage etc at the end of the month to pay.
The Ultimate Deity of TGL member
Number of posts : 4777 Age : 34 Location : Liverpool, UK Registration date : 2009-10-31
Subject: Re: is the minimum wage fair Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:58 am
I could live on £10,000 a year, if I don't have to pay taxes or anything.
mazzie senior member
Number of posts : 5550 Age : 75 Location : bonnie scotland Registration date : 2009-05-24
Subject: Re: is the minimum wage fair Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:31 pm
The minimum wage is a bliddy joke...........Take a young fella with a wife and young family. They will struggle to manage on minimum wage. It needs to be raised to a reasonable level. Not every young mother has the option to go out to work, some of them have to stay home for the kids and indeed some of them want to stay home for the kids.
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