I live off £30 a month: Nearly 4M people in UK experienced destitution [video]

Re:I live off £30 a month: Nearly 4M people in UK experience... by tekla on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:55PM (#38551548)

I'm always amazed at how so many people complain about money, while they live in a single bedroom with no roommates.

I have friends who live paycheck to paycheck, and they pay $500-$1k more a month in rent than I do while they make much less than me, just insane.

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Re:I live off £30 a month: Nearly 4M people in UK experience... by MomoXenosaga on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:03PM (#38551936)

If you follow that ridiculous thinking you can justify anything on the bases off "someone in India has it worse".

How about we reject poverty and feel a deep sense of shame that such a thing exists in a G20 country?

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Re:I live off £30 a month: Nearly 4M people in UK experience... by 378474r9r on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:58PM (#38552666)

This seems like a straw man. What about people in his own country that have to support themselves while being obligated to pay taxes to help support this person as well? Does the UK have no one who would enjoy a free apartment like his to themselves? I'm not against supporting those in need but in my opinion if a system has universal value then those who make it possible should get a free priority slot in it.

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Re:I live off £30 a month: Nearly 4M people in UK experience... by jbirer on Friday December 08, 2023 @06:17AM (#38567671)

I earn 6 times the minimnum wage in my country, but if I had a bad salary, I would still live alone. The peace and quiet of your own place cannot be traded for money.

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