Message from @Eccles
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whilst it's not, they're still able to tell you they don't want you here
this isn't your safe space either buddy
you don't have to be welcome
chillout folks, let's not make it nasty
they can tell me that and i can tell them its not their safe space which i did
correct
its hardly nasty
and in response to Greasy, yes, it's inevitable some people are going to need help
but can I tell you that you can tell me that I can tell you its not a safe space?
i can call you a brainlet for even thinking they think it's a safe space
how dare you wacka
But it doesn't alter the fact that this "buy it now" "live off debt" "live paycheck to paycheck" culture that has developed over the last 30 years is bad, we all knew it was bad, we all TOLD you it was bad, but you knew better
So you should expect some tough love
How did that culture develop Eccles?
boomers
finance
like all cultures, across the board
something something neoliberalism?
buy your new sofa now... pay over the next 7 yrs
i would suspect it started as a result of the relaxing of banking laws
same for your tv, car, kitchen appliances
I don't think long term financing like sofas would be the issue
but it's one of those things where everything plays into it, everything is to some degree linked to everything else
ill give you a clue, its one of these three things
Something/Something/Neoliberalism
i don't imagine in these events the fianncing companies ar egoing to foreclosing
it would be ... cos if you had to save up for a sofa... more people would have savings
yes, ff, but that's not terribly helpful
instead ... everyone has more monthly outgoings
true
i get that
the more pertinent question is "how to we roll back these maladaptions to society"?
and
as i've been saying for ages, we need to make it so that households can comfortably live off ONE wage
which means pushing up wages, and the cost of living DOWN
yeah which starts by nationalising rails, energy and mail as they are natural monopolies. Then you undo the privatisation of the NHS and cut the bureaucracy within it. You create social projects that bring communities together so there's more opportunities available for people to contribute to local economies.
just looking at the ftse live... theres a loooot of money moving about right now
its moving up and down 20pts at a time
Things are only going to get worse in the next few days
nationalisation - case by case basis. i won't agree on principle
natural monopolies should be nationalised