Comments by "Django" (@django3422) on "UK economy: will latest interest rate hike actually curb inflation?" video.

  1. @@dc6807 Then you're not understanding the basic premise of a society. For us to be able to live the lives we do, we need people working jobs at all "levels" of society. Especially these low-skilled positions you mention. Someone HAS to do it. These people have to be able to pay their way so their job has to pay them a decent living wage. Saying "get an education and a better job" is really missing the point. If everyone did that, our society wouldn't work. But it equally doesn't work if all the people filling those roles can't afford basic essentials due to price increases.
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  2. @@dc6807 Question for you, who's gonna empty your bins? Who's gonna package and deliver goods you've ordered online? Who's gonna stock the shelves of the supermarket you shop at?
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  3. @@dc6807 That doesn't remotely address the problem. This is society-wide, not just an individual issue.
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  4. @@dc6807 It's not your problem... really? What do you think happens to a capitalist society, which I can tell you definitely approve of and want to live in, when the majority of people can't afford any non-essential goods?
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  5. @@dc6807 Get better wages? So you DO understand that even so-called "low skilled" workers should be paid a fair wage. Do you always argue against yourself?
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  6. ​ @andrewsmith3613 Doesn't matter. Its your home first and foremost.
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  7. @@dc6807 ... have you not been paying attention? Memory span of a goldfish? Because living costs increase, leading to the scenario we just discussed. To which you acknowledged better wages as a solution.
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  8. ​ @MrSize14feet And cap bank accounts. You can earn lots of money if you spend lots of money. You're not allowed to hoard it.
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  9. Sunak's speech was rubbish. It was vague, shallow and he sounded so insincere. We're being told its about worker's wages and that we can't just print more money because that devalues it, causes more inflation. We have to treat this made-up thing as a finite resource. Except the vast majority of this resource is locked up in the accounts of just a few people. Its a game to them. They don't just want to have nice things; a big house, a fancy car. They want to have as much wealth as possible. It gets worse. The game's been rigged. Because of interest, investments, growth and all that rot, their wealth grows just by existing. Based on speculations about increased percieved value. Really think about that. Our money is worth less so that their's can be worth more. That's not treating money like a finite resource. That's treating it like something malleable that can be reworked on the fly to suit your needs. We're being robbed in broad daylight. We need to get rid of billionaires and seriously rethink our whole economic system.
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