THE QUESTION
Why is it harder to get by than it was for our parents?
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The bank says we cannot afford what we already pay
To be precise: this is about the mechanism, not anyone's motives.
Nothing said yet.
CLUSTER 1
Sick pay does not start until the fourth day
0 votesdiscussing (1)
One illness turns into an arrears letter
To be precise: this is about the mechanism, not anyone's motives.
10 votesdiscuss
CLUSTER 2
The things that used to be bought once are now rented forever
12 votesdiscuss
What used to be a job is now a series of contracts
14 votesdiscuss
CLUSTER 3
Nobody in my family has ever had a pension that promised anything
0 votesdiscuss
Nobody who writes about this has ever waited for a benefit decision
5 votesdiscuss
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The bank says we cannot afford what we already pay
To be precise: this is about the mechanism, not anyone's motives.
0 votesin focus ↑ · close ✕
The unexpected thing is expected and we still cannot budget for it
11 votesdiscuss
The hours are flexible for the employer and fixed for me
Narrower than it reads — the wider claim is someone else's card.
3 votesdiscuss
Retirement is a word for a thing that happened to my grandparents
2 votesdiscuss
Working more hours moved us into losing more support
Scope: the last two decades, not all history.
0 votesdiscuss
The benefit that would help takes five weeks to arrive
Meaning the general pattern, not one case.
9 votesdiscuss
Being told the economy is growing is its own insult
3 votesdiscuss
There is no month without something unexpected
Not an accusation: an institution can do this with everyone acting in good faith.
1 votesdiscuss
Buying the cheap one twice costs more than the good one once
0 votesdiscuss
Both of us work and neither of us can be ill
6 votesdiscuss
A single wage no longer supports a household
6 votesdiscuss
My children will not live where they grew up
Scope: the last two decades, not all history.
2 votesdiscuss
We are one boiler away from a crisis
2 votesdiscuss
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades
I mean this as an observation; I would want it tested.
11 votesdiscuss
The system is designed so that trying harder changes little
Meaning the general pattern, not one case.
6 votesdiscuss
There is no chemist, no bank and no bus after six
Not an accusation: an institution can do this with everyone acting in good faith.
9 votesdiscuss
My parents bought a house on one wage at my age
2 votesdiscuss
They think we spend too much and cannot see what things cost
3 votesdiscuss
The village school closed and the bus was cut in the same year
Not an accusation: an institution can do this with everyone acting in good faith.
0 votes
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discussEverything is a subscription now, including the car
Meaning the general pattern, not one case.
1 votesdiscuss
Every form assumes a household that is nothing like mine
0 votesdiscuss
Childcare costs more than the smaller salary
1 votesdiscuss
You are means-tested on last year while living in this one
4 votesdiscuss
Being poor is expensive in ways that do not show in a price index
Scope: the last two decades, not all history.
7 votesdiscussing (1)
I find out my shifts nine days before, so I cannot take a second job
1 votesdiscussing (1)
You pay more over five years and own nothing at the end
2 votesdiscuss
The deposit rises faster than we can save toward it
I mean this as an observation; I would want it tested.
8 votesdiscuss
We pay more in rent than the mortgage on the same flat would be
0 votesdiscuss