The Budget - Page 5

Mark · 22-06-2010, 22:45

Don't blame you at all for any of that. You've every right to be all of those things. I sincerely hope you (and everyone else here) don't suffer as a result of all this but also can see that the line has to be drawn somewhere.

The fact that despite all these cuts Government spending is still predicted to rise by £74bn over the next five years speaks volumes. Most of that is simply debt interest payments.

Just imagine the results of not making the cuts. Not only would that have been substantially higher, but the market would likely have taken fright and demanded higher interest payments on the increased debt. That's exactly what happened to Greece.

Pebs · 22-06-2010, 23:52

Pay freeze, like we didn't see that coming. Freeze on child benefit, ok. The disability thing will also affect us. Not sh*t, but less than ideal.

Kitten · 23-06-2010, 07:40

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Originally Posted by Matblack

I have no interest in sympathy I sorry if it came across as if I did but really, no thanks.

Angry, upset, concerned about my own future and the financial implications for my family yes, seeking sympathy, no.

That's all from me I'm afraid

MB

It's just the public sector always get shafted and no-one cares stuff. That's patently not true, the private sector usually suffers first and hardest before anyone touches the public sector (staff I'm talking here, not cuts to services)...so it rankles when all of a sudden a 2 year payfreeze hits and it's all doom and gloom. It's absolutely terrifying to think that your job might be at risk due to these cuts and god knows how they're going to make them with regards to public services, but I can certainly sympathise - we've had most of our work frozen and have lost 25% of our (100+) workforce in the last month alone due to this. Everyone's in the same boat, it's just frustration and distress talking, so don't take it personally.

Davey_Pitch · 23-06-2010, 09:15

My only concern is whether I keep my job or not. The increase in VAT and things like that can be worked around by just being more frugal (and I highly suspect a supermarket price war will see prices not increase that much), but losing my job is a worry. If my workplace can guarantee (as much as they can, anyway) my job, then I'll put up with the budget and just work around it as best we can.

Del Lardo · 23-06-2010, 14:01

I think the emergency budget was great, it'll keep BP out of the main headlines and front pages for a few days and make everyone forget how evil all the bankers are as all the hatred will be refocussed on the public sector and their wicked wasteful ways

Mark · 23-06-2010, 14:15

Would you be suggesting that everyone has a one track mind?

Jonny69 · 24-06-2010, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

I think the emergency budget was great, it'll keep BP out of the main headlines and front pages for a few days and make everyone forget how evil all the bankers are as all the hatred will be refocussed on the public sector and their wicked wasteful ways

The press love rallying the great unwashed against civil servants, they can't help themselves. It's blatant jealously in my opinion. Makes me sick. We'd look pretty stupid without them though; after all, who'd be there to bale Dean the dodgy builder with the shaved head, tattoos and thick neck out of a foreign prison after he'd been out getting tanked up fighting the locals? Lets just let Cyprus fight as well, no need to pacify them. Thinktanks? Pffft, what would educated people know about anything and what's going on now is more important than the future. I've got my kids to think about.

Rant over

Admiral Huddy · 25-06-2010, 17:08

About time they cracked down on bloody benefits. Too many handouts in this country and too many people taking the piss out of the taxpayer.

Would have liked to see more tax on Alcohol and Cigarettes.

VAT isn't too much of a problem. People might shy away at first but in all it could have been worse. Most European countries have done a similar exercise. The banks have taken to it so we just sit back and wait now, see how things go. the price of good living and an overspending Labour government.

Kitten · 25-06-2010, 18:41

I'd have liked to see child benefit reduced for better off families, or limited the first 2 children. Having children should be seen as a privilege and not a right & people might think twice about having huge families if they aren't working or earning enough to provide for them all. Having kids is a choice after allnand a large number of people in a certain wage bracket can claim it because it's their right, not because they need it. That's what benefits are supposed to be about, need, not greed.

Flibster · 25-06-2010, 20:32

Meh...

Got made redundant 18 months ago...
Still no sign of a job for me *lots of interviews though - but they're all for management posts...*
Get nothing from the government as I live with the girlfriend and she earns too much... although I still have to travel and park to sign on at the job centre...

No real change for me.

Although the possibility of setting up my own company is slowly starting to become a reality *oh ****!

*

I do have lots of thoughts on the public sector, but it's probably best if I keep them to myself.

22-06-2010, 22:45	#41
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Don't blame you at all for any of that. You've every right to be all of those things. I sincerely hope you (and everyone else here) don't suffer as a result of all this but also can see that the line has to be drawn somewhere. The fact that despite all these cuts Government spending is still predicted to rise by £74bn over the next five years speaks volumes. Most of that is simply debt interest payments. Just imagine the results of not making the cuts. Not only would that have been substantially higher, but the market would likely have taken fright and demanded higher interest payments on the increased debt. That's exactly what happened to Greece. Last edited by Mark; 22-06-2010 at 22:50.

22-06-2010, 23:52	#42
Pebs Easymouth Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,716	Pay freeze, like we didn't see that coming. Freeze on child benefit, ok. The disability thing will also affect us. Not sh*t, but less than ideal. __________________ ...faster you naughty little monkey! Running through hell, heaven can wait!

23-06-2010, 09:15	#44
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	My only concern is whether I keep my job or not. The increase in VAT and things like that can be worked around by just being more frugal (and I highly suspect a supermarket price war will see prices not increase that much), but losing my job is a worry. If my workplace can guarantee (as much as they can, anyway) my job, then I'll put up with the budget and just work around it as best we can. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

25-06-2010, 17:08	#48
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	About time they cracked down on bloody benefits. Too many handouts in this country and too many people taking the piss out of the taxpayer. Would have liked to see more tax on Alcohol and Cigarettes. VAT isn't too much of a problem. People might shy away at first but in all it could have been worse. Most European countries have done a similar exercise. The banks have taken to it so we just sit back and wait now, see how things go. the price of good living and an overspending Labour government. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log Last edited by Admiral Huddy; 25-06-2010 at 17:12.

25-06-2010, 18:41	#49
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	I'd have liked to see child benefit reduced for better off families, or limited the first 2 children. Having children should be seen as a privilege and not a right & people might think twice about having huge families if they aren't working or earning enough to provide for them all. Having kids is a choice after allnand a large number of people in a certain wage bracket can claim it because it's their right, not because they need it. That's what benefits are supposed to be about, need, not greed. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher Last edited by Kitten; 25-06-2010 at 18:44.

23-06-2010, 14:01	#45
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	I think the emergency budget was great, it'll keep BP out of the main headlines and front pages for a few days and make everyone forget how evil all the bankers are as all the hatred will be refocussed on the public sector and their wicked wasteful ways

23-06-2010, 14:15	#46
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Would you be suggesting that everyone has a one track mind?

25-06-2010, 20:32	#50
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Meh... Got made redundant 18 months ago... Still no sign of a job for me lots of interviews though - but they're all for management posts... Get nothing from the government as I live with the girlfriend and she earns too much... although I still have to travel and park to sign on at the job centre... No real change for me. Although the possibility of setting up my own company is slowly starting to become a reality oh **! I do have lots of thoughts on the public sector, but it's probably best if I keep them to myself. __________________ Last edited by Flibster; 25-06-2010 at 20:36.

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