Sixty pounds a month?
Highway robbery.
Funny that the Guardian objects to that, since their soon to come Sharia state will have taxes that’ll shake the scales of their very little tallywackers.
WHAT? They already do...this is the affect. 19% VAT on everything, TV tax, radio tax...just like the Beatles said. The fact that the oppressive taxation is never mentioned in articles such as this demonstrates the problem. Socialists are so stupid they’ll be homeless and starving without being to identify their real problems!
What I don't understand is why, if you've got sixty pounds (around $100 U.S.) per month to spend on rental payments, you couldn't have been putting some of that money into a contingency fund, against a problem like your refrigerator going out. Or even making a responsible purchase on credit so you could establish credit for such a emergency.
That is why it is so important to teach delayed gratification and thrift. A small set aside of $25 per week would cushion a person against these likely situations. A good credit rating allows for a Same As Cash deal where $60 per month over a 12 month period pays for MOST appliances.
Poverty is a problem that is exacerbated by the immediate gratification society we live in today.
“Sixty pounds a month?
Highway robbery.”
More like a “stupid tax”.