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Old 25 September 2010, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
You will have to explain what you mean by that, I am not familiar with how they get low interest rates or what you mean by QE.

Are you saying I am missing out???

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Simple, it's savers who pay for the bail-out of the housing market.
Old 25 September 2010, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
There needs to be a such stigma re-attached to the benefits culture whereby one is so ashamed to be part of the culture that they would do whatever they could to get away from it. I say re-attached as it existed once.
There lies the answer
Before I went self employed, I was made redundant. I just could not bring myself to sign on. Luckily I was only out of work for one month.
The galling thing is, the redundancy money, which was not much, had benefits deducted from it. I called to say I did not claim any, but they said I should have and deducted it anyway. Cheeky beggars

Just a matter of months ago, I was in the post office and two young girls were in front of me. One with a baby and heavily pregnant again. I heard her say, with some pride, "when this one is born, I will be rolling in it".
How times change
Old 25 September 2010, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
So is being Prime Minister just a job then?
Don't pm's have any training/qualifications?
Old 25 September 2010, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
So is being Prime Minister just a job then?
One of the blurry areas
If pushed I would say career because they have spent their working life trying to get to that goal.
I don't have a huge interest in politics so have no idea how someone actually gets to that point.
Old 25 September 2010, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lydia72
One of the blurry areas
If pushed I would say career because they have spent their working life trying to get to that goal.
I don't have a huge interest in politics so have no idea how someone actually gets to that point.
That is the conceit thing about a 'career'. It's supposedly about 'personal goals' not to earn a living etc.

It's BS.
Old 25 September 2010, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
That is the conceit thing about a 'career'. It's supposedly about 'personal goals' not to earn a living etc.

It's BS.
I don't know, I've never had one.

Out of interest what do you do for a living?
Old 25 September 2010, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lydia72
I don't know, I've never had one.

Out of interest what do you do for a living?
Do you have a career or a job?? Lol

I have neither at the moment, and I have to say, I feel, that a career and a job go hand in hand, it's just defined by the individual as to how they like to label themselves.
Afterall career woman sounds much better than I have a job at "......".
However people who work in such 'jobs' as Lydia puts it, still have to train in order to move upwards.

Every 'job' has the potential to be or can be a job, it depends on what you want out of it.

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Old 25 September 2010, 06:34 PM
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A lad i used to knock about with when i was 14/15 years old was on Jeramey Kyle.

Hilarious.

I stopped knocking about with him when he started going a bit mental and stabbing people.

I was watching the video on Youtube and i was convinced it was him, not seen him for a looooong time, but i knew it was him.

Asked my best mate and yup its him, my best mates embarrassing distant cousin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fkvq...eature=related

HERE MAN, YE LOOK LIKE A RACCOON!
Old 25 September 2010, 06:36 PM
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PS. he never made anything of himself, his facebook profile is still full of photos of him with knuckle duster type stabbing weapons
Old 25 September 2010, 09:38 PM
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I reckon the benefits office should monitor facebook to weed out the long term scroungers. One of my girlfriends mates has never worked a day in her life is on dla and is currently trying to get her child registered disabled because he has adhd. Cannot be short of a bob or two as she has just come back on holiday from Australia.
Old 25 September 2010, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee247
There lies the answer
Before I went self employed, I was made redundant. I just could not bring myself to sign on. Luckily I was only out of work for one month.
The galling thing is, the redundancy money, which was not much, had benefits deducted from it. I called to say I did not claim any, but they said I should have and deducted it anyway. Cheeky beggars
I don't understand this mentality, You were made redundant so why feel ashamed of claiming something you are entitled too? When I left over a dispute with my employer last year I signed on and didn't feel bad about it because i've worked since I was 13years old so i've paid my bit and I deserved a bit of help(cash) for all the help(cash) i'd put into the pot previously. Now if you've never paid into the pot, well thats a completely different matter......

It looks like i'll be once again going cap in hand as I'm starting to rub everyone in my current job up the wrong way as I have a pretty **** attitude.

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Old 26 September 2010, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Jamz3k
I don't understand this mentality, You were made redundant so why feel ashamed of claiming something you are entitled too? When I left over a dispute with my employer last year I signed on and didn't feel bad about it because i've worked since I was 13years old so i've paid my bit and I deserved a bit of help(cash) for all the help(cash) i'd put into the pot previously. Now if you've never paid into the pot, well thats a completely different matter......

It looks like i'll be once again going cap in hand as I'm starting to rub everyone in my current job up the wrong way as I have a pretty **** attitude.
I know. I just couldn't do it. I knew I had another job in the offing and just couldn't face some smug civil servant and ask for money. Strange isn't it
I can honestly say, I have not had a penny from the state, except for child benefit that everyone gets. And being self employed, I was not entitled to maternity pay when I had the kids, so I worked from home after two weeks off
Old 26 September 2010, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee247
I know. I just couldn't do it. I knew I had another job in the offing and just couldn't face some smug civil servant and ask for money. Strange isn't it
I can honestly say, I have not had a penny from the state, except for child benefit that everyone gets. And being self employed, I was not entitled to maternity pay when I had the kids, so I worked from home after two weeks off
I was the same Lee. I left my job in London and moved back to Chesterfield I didn't work for 4 months and couldn't even contemplate signing on or whatever it is they do. Even then when I started my own business It took some time to turn profit. Maxine who was obviously in a similar situation having quite her job in Hertford, went out doing temp work to bring in some income. We just cut right back on spending altogether. Neither of us claimed.
Old 26 September 2010, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
So is being Prime Minister just a job then?
It would be better if it was treated as a job rather than a career.

What does QE stand for please, do savers get charged by the banks for doing just that?

Les
Old 26 September 2010, 11:26 AM
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I'm not very good with financial terms but I assume this is what he means Les.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing
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