The Club has also matched what the players put i which is a minimum of £25'000. Fans also boycotted the PPV against villa instead raised over £50'000.
Much respect to players, club and fans and huge respect for Rashford for leading the whole thing.
Great stuff from Marcus Rashford and also from Liam Cooper and all involved in this. It's a really facking obscene thing that kids can go hungry in the fifth or six biggest economy in the world. Those currently in government in the UK recently VOTED DOWN relief measures for them - it beggars belief! As if the pandemic isn't enough for people to deal with.
Excellent
Leeds are looking great on and off the pitch. Just feel sorry the fans that have waited so long for this don't get to see them live!
There government gave rashford an honour for his work in relieving child hunger, then vote to stop free meals in parliament.
Insane.
Good for them and well done to Rashford for raising awareness of this.
I don't want to be that person, but stuff like this can seem a bit like posturing to me when you consider how many footballers funnel parts of their income through off shore companies to avoid tax.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/10/tax-affairs-of-246-footballers-being-investigated-by-hmrc-in-2019-20#:~:text=While%20a%20player's%20wage%2C%20in,of%20payment%20for%20the%20player.
A lot of footballers I doubt are really that aware of how they are paid, it's their agents, lawyers and accountants who will negotiate their contacts for them, but it would be interesting to see if Rashford and some of his teammates are getting their image rights paid in this way. Enough money to pay for free school meals 10 times over.
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month
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5% more tax for an average person would affect them a lot more than a PL footballer. Average wage in UK is around £28k, so that's an extra £1400 a year. Footballers paid millions aren't going to notice that.
But my point wasn't they should pay more tax, it's that they should pay their fair share of tax rather than sending a chunk of it offshore to a private company. Wonder how many people on this thread could ask their employer to pay them 30% of their wage to the Cayman Islands?
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 18 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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That needed saying to be honest.
I’m in agreement that no child in our country should go to bed hungry but I don’t agree that it’s the governments responsibility to feed those children. That responsibility is their parents and if, for whatever reason, they can’t afford to feed their kids then they should be getting extra help from social services. That’s what they are there for.
If they really need free meals during the holidays then I’m sorry but the parents either need help and guidance into how to cook a cheap meal or they need to look at their lifestyle.
I can remember being skint back in the early 80’s. We had very little money and my wage just covered the mortgage and utility bills and my wife stayed home with our young kids. We got free milk vouchers and that was it. However our kids never ever went without a decent meal. We bought cheap fresh food and veg and my wife cooked every day. We went without luxuries though. No mobiles, no sky tv, no holidays, no nights out. We had very little family help as my parents were dead and my wife’s weren’t interested. We just did what we had to do to survive.
How times have changed when we have come to expect others to feed our children.
It’s great footballers are willing to give something back and I applaud them but I wonder where it’s all leading to and how it ever stops now it’s begun.
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posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
can remember being skint back in the early 80’s. We had very little money and my wage just covered the mortgage and utility bills and my wife stayed home with our young kids.
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Think about that though, Stoopo. In the 80s you could afford a mortage, bills and to raise two kids on one salary.
Sounds like a dream in 2020. I agree it's parent's responsability to feed their kids and there are some who have kids expecting the state to pay for them. But lots of working parents, who struggle because of how out of control housing costs have become.
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posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
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I'm happy for an extra 5%
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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ron, probably a lot of posters already do. i give to one childrens hospital fund through a work program and don't even notice it gone.
if you never get the money in your hands its easier to be generous. that sounds bad but it works for me.
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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And thats the childs fault? Why punish children for that. Ridiculous.
comment by BATTYWACK (U2254)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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And thats the childs fault? Why punish children for that. Ridiculous.
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Agreed. Isn’t that the upbringing those parents have had, which is a product of their entire environment, who’s responsible for the education, opportunities and standard of living of a whole region?
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
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I'm happy for an extra 5%
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Same, if it went to help the homeless, kids and families struggling and new social housing builds i would be more than happy to give 5% more.
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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Saying, and doing are two very different things.
People giving 5 percent of their salary voluntarily to charitable organisations etc are the exception not the norm.
Yet it's the majority who criticise the government because parents are squandering money they're being given to feed their children.
No I don't want to see children going hungry, but I would be asking why are kids going hungry with the current benefits system. Maybe as another poster mentioned, people need educating around making cost effective meals etc.
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 3 hours, 7 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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The pot isn't unlimited, correct.
So how about we have a look at all government expenditure and decide what we think should be prioritised before we start asking for more tax to be put in.
I wonder if there are any high profile, huge sums of wasted money that we could take a look at first...
Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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That needed saying to be honest.
I’m in agreement that no child in our country should go to bed hungry but I don’t agree that it’s the governments responsibility to feed those children. That responsibility is their parents and if, for whatever reason, they can’t afford to feed their kids then they should be getting extra help from social services. That’s what they are there for.
If they really need free meals during the holidays then I’m sorry but the parents either need help and guidance into how to cook a cheap meal or they need to look at their lifestyle.
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There was an MP on the Andrew Marr show this morning explaining that in response to the challenges caused by Covid - 19 the provision through universal credit had been increased so more money to low income households which can be used for food.
But where is the money going to? The parents, some of who are failing their children through mismanagement of funds.
If parents are incapable of feeding their kids then let Rashfords charity step in and do it for them. Stop the extra money to universal credit and give it to Rashfords charity then let the charity give food direct to the children. That way the parents who can't manage their money won't have the opportunity to waste it before complaining they cannot feed their children.
Went through something similar as a kid. And in the
early days of being a parent. To me, Rashford is what's
great about Britain. Now I can add LUFC players.
Proud of the lads. And massive respect to Marcus.
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Leeds Players help Rashford Campaign
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posted on 25/10/20
Good for them.
posted on 25/10/20
The Club has also matched what the players put i which is a minimum of £25'000. Fans also boycotted the PPV against villa instead raised over £50'000.
Much respect to players, club and fans and huge respect for Rashford for leading the whole thing.
posted on 25/10/20
Bravo
posted on 25/10/20
Great stuff from Marcus Rashford and also from Liam Cooper and all involved in this. It's a really facking obscene thing that kids can go hungry in the fifth or six biggest economy in the world. Those currently in government in the UK recently VOTED DOWN relief measures for them - it beggars belief! As if the pandemic isn't enough for people to deal with.
posted on 25/10/20
Excellent
Leeds are looking great on and off the pitch. Just feel sorry the fans that have waited so long for this don't get to see them live!
posted on 25/10/20
There government gave rashford an honour for his work in relieving child hunger, then vote to stop free meals in parliament.
Insane.
posted on 25/10/20
Good for them and well done to Rashford for raising awareness of this.
I don't want to be that person, but stuff like this can seem a bit like posturing to me when you consider how many footballers funnel parts of their income through off shore companies to avoid tax.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/10/tax-affairs-of-246-footballers-being-investigated-by-hmrc-in-2019-20#:~:text=While%20a%20player's%20wage%2C%20in,of%20payment%20for%20the%20player.
A lot of footballers I doubt are really that aware of how they are paid, it's their agents, lawyers and accountants who will negotiate their contacts for them, but it would be interesting to see if Rashford and some of his teammates are getting their image rights paid in this way. Enough money to pay for free school meals 10 times over.
posted on 25/10/20
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
posted on 25/10/20
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month
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5% more tax for an average person would affect them a lot more than a PL footballer. Average wage in UK is around £28k, so that's an extra £1400 a year. Footballers paid millions aren't going to notice that.
But my point wasn't they should pay more tax, it's that they should pay their fair share of tax rather than sending a chunk of it offshore to a private company. Wonder how many people on this thread could ask their employer to pay them 30% of their wage to the Cayman Islands?
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 18 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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That needed saying to be honest.
I’m in agreement that no child in our country should go to bed hungry but I don’t agree that it’s the governments responsibility to feed those children. That responsibility is their parents and if, for whatever reason, they can’t afford to feed their kids then they should be getting extra help from social services. That’s what they are there for.
If they really need free meals during the holidays then I’m sorry but the parents either need help and guidance into how to cook a cheap meal or they need to look at their lifestyle.
I can remember being skint back in the early 80’s. We had very little money and my wage just covered the mortgage and utility bills and my wife stayed home with our young kids. We got free milk vouchers and that was it. However our kids never ever went without a decent meal. We bought cheap fresh food and veg and my wife cooked every day. We went without luxuries though. No mobiles, no sky tv, no holidays, no nights out. We had very little family help as my parents were dead and my wife’s weren’t interested. We just did what we had to do to survive.
How times have changed when we have come to expect others to feed our children.
It’s great footballers are willing to give something back and I applaud them but I wonder where it’s all leading to and how it ever stops now it’s begun.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
posted on 25/10/20
can remember being skint back in the early 80’s. We had very little money and my wage just covered the mortgage and utility bills and my wife stayed home with our young kids.
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Think about that though, Stoopo. In the 80s you could afford a mortage, bills and to raise two kids on one salary.
Sounds like a dream in 2020. I agree it's parent's responsability to feed their kids and there are some who have kids expecting the state to pay for them. But lots of working parents, who struggle because of how out of control housing costs have become.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
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I'm happy for an extra 5%
posted on 25/10/20
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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ron, probably a lot of posters already do. i give to one childrens hospital fund through a work program and don't even notice it gone.
if you never get the money in your hands its easier to be generous. that sounds bad but it works for me.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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And thats the childs fault? Why punish children for that. Ridiculous.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by BATTYWACK (U2254)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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And thats the childs fault? Why punish children for that. Ridiculous.
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Agreed. Isn’t that the upbringing those parents have had, which is a product of their entire environment, who’s responsible for the education, opportunities and standard of living of a whole region?
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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He didn’t say he would agree to an extra 5%.
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No I said I would
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I'm happy for an extra 5%
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Same, if it went to help the homeless, kids and families struggling and new social housing builds i would be more than happy to give 5% more.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you. (U7905)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 21 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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Not sure about this. I'd happily have taxes increased to help pay for increased welfare. Covid is just expanding the gap between the rich and the poor. The last thing I want is for that to continue and the UK to become like the states.
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It isn't zero Ron, because there is one here
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Saying, and doing are two very different things.
People giving 5 percent of their salary voluntarily to charitable organisations etc are the exception not the norm.
Yet it's the majority who criticise the government because parents are squandering money they're being given to feed their children.
No I don't want to see children going hungry, but I would be asking why are kids going hungry with the current benefits system. Maybe as another poster mentioned, people need educating around making cost effective meals etc.
posted on 25/10/20
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 3 hours, 7 minutes ago
I wonder how many people in this thread would happily pay an extra 5 percent tax a month, if it improved the education and meals that children received.
Zero is probably the answer. The pot of funds isn't unlimited. Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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The pot isn't unlimited, correct.
So how about we have a look at all government expenditure and decide what we think should be prioritised before we start asking for more tax to be put in.
I wonder if there are any high profile, huge sums of wasted money that we could take a look at first...
posted on 25/10/20
Families on low incomes with children get enough benefits where no child should be starving. It's just a shame that their are chitty parents out there who prioritise their own wants e.g. junk food, alcohol etc over the needs of their children.
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That needed saying to be honest.
I’m in agreement that no child in our country should go to bed hungry but I don’t agree that it’s the governments responsibility to feed those children. That responsibility is their parents and if, for whatever reason, they can’t afford to feed their kids then they should be getting extra help from social services. That’s what they are there for.
If they really need free meals during the holidays then I’m sorry but the parents either need help and guidance into how to cook a cheap meal or they need to look at their lifestyle.
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There was an MP on the Andrew Marr show this morning explaining that in response to the challenges caused by Covid - 19 the provision through universal credit had been increased so more money to low income households which can be used for food.
But where is the money going to? The parents, some of who are failing their children through mismanagement of funds.
If parents are incapable of feeding their kids then let Rashfords charity step in and do it for them. Stop the extra money to universal credit and give it to Rashfords charity then let the charity give food direct to the children. That way the parents who can't manage their money won't have the opportunity to waste it before complaining they cannot feed their children.
posted on 25/10/20
Went through something similar as a kid. And in the
early days of being a parent. To me, Rashford is what's
great about Britain. Now I can add LUFC players.
Proud of the lads. And massive respect to Marcus.
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