Comments on: The economic costs and real life consequences of the social housing crunch https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Newsbot9 https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191828 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191828 In reply to mikems.

Ah right, having problem with the reality? Right. You know, I was agreeing with you, but hey!

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By: mikems https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191821 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:29:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191821 In reply to Newsbot9.

I’m sorry I wasted my time with you.

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By: Newsbot9 https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191739 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:08:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191739 In reply to mikems.

Oh, an easy question! Because he wants cheaper foreigner workers for his factories.

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By: Newsbot9 https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191738 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:07:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191738 In reply to LB.

That’s right, throwing people out their houses and into poverty if they accept a pay rise is idiotic. A more sensible strategy is and remains a low level of withdrawal of the subsidy, to the market rate, at say 2%.

People on the minimum wage don’t pay £2,500.00 tax. At minimum wage, working 37.5 hours a week, it is £1,330.52 for tax and NI combined. And that’s right, you’ll chose when people die and how much you’ll be charging them because you refuse to pay tax.

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By: Newsbot9 https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191737 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:04:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191737 In reply to LB.

Yes, you’re a fraud, claiming that accounts which are known are hidden. And yes, you and you buddies will keep raking in the cash.

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By: mikems https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191715 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:21:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191715 In reply to LB.

I’m sure Mr Crow believes that council housing is for everyone. That was the original aim so that society and the people could grow closer together and know each others lives better.

We need to return to that spirit in this country. Narrow-minded bitterness, baseless cynicism and active malice has grown too common here – partly as a result of us being split apart and knowing nothing about each others’ lives.

Let’s try to drop this empty propaganda and hostility from our political debate, shall we?

Also council housing is not ‘subsidised’, it is rent controlled by the landlord. In the face of a massive housing shortage, increasing council rents to market levels is going to be a disaster for millions and will increase poverty and losses to the taxpayer in increased benefit bills.

Why do you want that to happen?

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By: LB https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191686 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:57:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191686 Meanwhile, those accounting frauds carry on.

Nothing like hiding 6 trillion off the books so you can carry on getting the money in from people for their pensions, knowing full well you can’t pay out.

Got to keep paying Bob and Frank to get rich.

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By: LB https://leftfootforward.org/2012/12/social-housing-crunch/#comment-191685 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:56:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=58321#comment-191685 My heart cries out for Bob Crowe. 145,000 pounds a year and he still needs help paying the rent.

People on 145,000 deserve government subsidies.

Likewise, poor Frank Dobson, on 66,000 pounds a year deserves your help.

If you’re on minimum wage, you can be assumed that every pound you pay in tax, all 2,500 pounds of it, is going to a worth while cause.

We’ll let you know when either of the above die, and their children, because their children will inherit the subsidy.

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