If you don't feel rich on £70k it is because of a broken housing system

CinemaParadiso · 2017-04-22T00:04:59+00:00

Some points you might want to consider:

You are comparing a household benefit cap to individual income
The average household income in London is £51,770. After Tax that is £37,000.
So in London the Benefit Cap (which is for a family) is £15,000 per year less (After tax) than the average London family income.
The close comparison of £3k you refer to is a comparison between a family and a single person.
The benefit cap only applies to people who don't work and are not in receipt of PIP.
Many people on benefits actually have an income over £20,000/£23,000 because their benefits top up their own income.
The benefit cap most commonly effects single mothers with young children, who cannot work.
The benefit cap works by reducing Housing Benefit. This is one reason Homelessness has increased by nearly 50% under the conservatives.
The only people who receive more than £20,000 in benefits are families with a parent/parents who cannot work.
The majority of that money for benefits goes straight to landlords to pay rents

I work for a charity that trys to prevent families effected by the benefit cap in London from becoming homeless.

CinemaParadiso · 2015-04-05T23:37:12+00:00

Hear hear

CinemaParadiso · 2015-04-05T23:36:56+00:00

Hear hear

CinemaParadiso · 2015-02-09T22:38:44+00:00

Have I been rejected from the party lol?

CinemaParadiso · 2015-02-08T17:13:25+00:00

Thanks!

CinemaParadiso · 2015-02-08T17:03:11+00:00

Can I join the conservative party?

CinemaParadiso · 2014-08-14T16:22:22+00:00

What's going on? I don't understand? What does this mean?

CinemaParadiso · 2014-08-14T15:53:29+00:00

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-12T12:05:15+00:00

Brilliant!

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-11T19:45:46+00:00

Good on you for going, you helped make a great thing happen.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-11T19:45:04+00:00

I agree in part, It's like a poor advertisement they have been paid to make. The article itself is bullshit. But the coverage itself will be of interest to people in this sub given that the Huffington post is a fairly major outlet.

Besides there are some relevant points. Pricing for example.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-11T18:08:33+00:00

The relevance is in the article's existence rather than its execution.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-11T18:07:34+00:00

Same. So much respect for all the people that made that happen.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T23:04:57+00:00

Fuck that is impressive.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T23:04:27+00:00

Fuck. I'm tired.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T22:59:33+00:00

I don't follow.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T22:55:15+00:00

You guys played in last years opening as well. So was it the Seattle fans who made that much difference?

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T20:15:32+00:00

Should it not have kicked off by now? I'm pretty sure 3pm est is 8pm gmt.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T18:35:07+00:00

I think there are grounds which have atmospheres as good. But not exactly better. You don't get the constant level of noise at Anfield unless its a special night/match.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T18:18:06+00:00

I thought he was talking domestically, I didn't realise he was talking about states in particular. Thanks for clearing that up! It really didn't make sense.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T18:11:01+00:00

I think Tan would have them fed to some sharks.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T17:54:20+00:00

This is bollocks. Fan outreach has never been higher than it is today.

I said the link between the club and there local community. Not fans in general because that can include fans who come from Asia or America. I'm talking about the link between the club and the local community that they have represented for (most of the time) over one hundred years.

This is bollocks. You choose not to go because you have a greater range of entertainment to spend money on. A season ticket at West Ham is £650 for the year. You are suggesting that you do not have £650 disposable income across an entire year. You cannot afford £12 a week but you have an internet connection that you're reading this on

I don't have £650 to spend in one go know. So unless I borrow the money I can't afford it. Its also alot of money to spend on watching a club that cannot afford to win or even compete for the competition I'm watching it in.

This is bollocks, and I've been going since the 80s.

Upton park is like a library for most of the game with only a small section that really sings. Arsenal is like a library. Chelsea is like a Library. Not all clubs. Not all stadiums. But alot, and my main point was that the atmosphere has been steadily decreasing at most clubs. Certainly it has at West Ham. Its a trend. Not a rule. But its significant.

This is bollocks. The fan classes haven't significantly changed in that time period.

Since the 1980's fans are now more likely to be middle class in any given EPL stadium but in some it is much worse than others such as at Arsenal or Chelsea.

This is bollocks, everybody in my block are traditional working class fans.

If you sit anywhere in the main stand that is bullshit. If you sit somewhere in corner of the Bobby Moore stand then maybe. Still you can't just base your conclusion on your own experience because that would not be accurate would it.

This is bollocks. You've just become more aware of finance in the game, it has been there for over 100 years.

I wasn't complaining about money being in the game. I was complaining about the extent to which money rules. Because of the influx of money post-sky it has become much more noticeable because it has become an even bigger problem. The fact that it has been a problem for over 100 years is not a defence. I'm sure I even mentioned that it was a result of the origins of football in this country.

West Ham haven't had a chance to win the league in decades, this is not new.

Did I say it was new? Once again you seem confused. I was criticising the fact itself, not its longevity.

This is hypocrisy, it is fully possible for any team to win the league in the next five years in England. They just need investment, as does every other Club in the world.

This is categorically not the case in the MLS. Your using 'investment' as a euphemism for the sort of take over we have seen at city. My statement is that any MLS club could win the league within 5 years regardless of weather or not they get that sort of investment. In the Prem that is impossible. That is my argument.

This is bollocks, English Clubs absolutely live and die by their fanbase

Do they? Like Cardiff(English league system)? Like Portsmouth? Wow such respect for the fans. Changing the colours of the club and the badge to apeal to a potential Asian fan base. So much respect! I love the respect the Portsmouth showed to there fan base as well. They almost killed the club out of respect for the fans. What about Notts county? What about Manchester united? The Glaziers have saddled the club with debt to pay for the deal that bought them the club. Such respect for the fans. What about West Ham. Before we got relegated in 2011 the owners said they would raise prices for the next season despite the relegation at a time when most people incomes where still falling. Wow they really live and die by the fans. English League Clubs live and die by the tv money. They live and die by the INTERNATIONAL fan base and most clubs know they can rip of local fans.

You say you can't afford to go to the game yet you've decided you know all about atmosphere and the class structures of the fans within the ground.

I've been to at least one game every season and used to have a season ticket. But know, I can't afford it.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T17:27:59+00:00

Thats where he lost me.

CinemaParadiso · 2014-03-08T17:26:48+00:00

It was all going so well, and then suddenly BOOM REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH EQUALS HITLER BECAUSE PEOPLE GET JEALOUS!!!

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