I wouldnt have worked at mcDees at college if I was getting paid

Only 18+ would get it, Wacka

and half my wages went on taxes as it was

You only pay taxes at 11k plus.

The Australian points based system would be good.
But the conservatives have promised that for years and never implemented it

What kind of hours were you working?

I was in college til about... 21 or something

So you wouldn't have bothered, and that's fine - frees that job up for others

back then you paid taxes on everything over 4k

Ah, in ye old dayes.

it was 4k in 2010

Not that long ago then.

yeah tories really brought the tax cuts from the bottom up

gave everyone in the country a couple grand pay rise

That's a pretty good move.

Think of UBI as the most efficient way of delivering welfare that can possibly exist

worked for me

although I am slightly miffed that I had to pay all that tax under labour

ah well.. that will be a lesson for future gens now

If you're doing a degree in a proper subject, you shouldn't have the time or the energy to do significant amounts of paid work

I did an Ecommerce technologies degree

and I worked from 6pm to 2am

UBI for uni students would replace student grants/loans

You know, that's a really good point. All that tax under labour.

paid a ton of tax... paid rent to my single mother who had 4 jobs

Wont that be nice to see again.

Third way and all that

I missed taxes.

I still have a student loan

I dont even think about it...

Mine is paid off 🙂 Both of them

Well done you

it doesnt count against your credit rating.. theres barely any interest.. and they only take out the money from taxes if you earn enough

I just have an earth-crushing mortgage instead thanks to Tory and New Labour mishandling of the housing market

oh and if you reach a certain age its written off

I believe that's ending, Wacka

ANd the interest rates have been going up

Everyone gets an earth crushing mortgage.

They're now at commercial rates

think last year it was 1.5% or something

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