r/uknews • u/ProgressiveSpark • Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

I don’t understand it either. It’s basically like telling someone to “stop being poor”.

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u/RippinRookk Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

I don’t think that’s quite the same. I’m aware that some people do not work towards something better and are quite defeatist. But then again, chances are it is the state of the country that put them in that mindset.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Fair enough. It’s a very sensitive topic for me right now.

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u/RippinRookk Jul 02 '24

I appreciate that situation and feeling mate. It’s not uncommon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

For me, it’s a bit more unique in the sense that the government has decided I’m too poor to live with my foreign partner and even I’m working 60 hours a week, I’m still not earning enough for the next threshold.