Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk GreyShuck ( @GreyShuck@feddit.uk ) United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 9 months ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up158
arrow-up158external-linkAverage UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank sayswww.theguardian.com GreyShuck ( @GreyShuck@feddit.uk ) United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 9 months ago message-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
minus-square SbisasCostlyTurnover ( @Oneeightnine@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish26•9 months agoThe average person gets poorer whilst the rich get richer. Sounds like it’s working as designed to be honest.
minus-square Lad ( @AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoThis is how it always has been no matter how anyone tries to spin it. All the talk of economic growth means nothing to people who are going hungry.
minus-square jabjoe ( @jabjoe@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoNot so, the gini coefficient hasn’t always been like now and isn’t always worsening everywhere. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872472/gini-index-of-the-united-kingdom/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/874070/gini-index-score-of-eu-countries/ It’s crappy government where inequality keeps getting worse.
The average person gets poorer whilst the rich get richer. Sounds like it’s working as designed to be honest.
This is how it always has been no matter how anyone tries to spin it. All the talk of economic growth means nothing to people who are going hungry.
Not so, the gini coefficient hasn’t always been like now and isn’t always worsening everywhere.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/872472/gini-index-of-the-united-kingdom/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/874070/gini-index-score-of-eu-countries/
It’s crappy government where inequality keeps getting worse.