The whole world has changed since then.Originally Posted by anthonykay
First, life expectancy is off the charts. 15-20 years of retirement someone has to fund. People used to last only a couple of years if they made it till retirement.
Second, that life expectancy is bought at incredibly high cost of Medical care someone has to fund,
Third, most started work at 16 so contributed to the economy, the few graduates matched the jobs available. Now most want higher education, so don’t start work till years later. It isn’t just the cost of education, it is loss of economic earning.
Fourth, Poverty now has a smart phone, living standards are way up.
Fifth, childcare costs a lot of money that is not offset by wages unless it is the wages of two.
All that costs a fortune that needs to be earned by all in a working life.
So no, a single parent can no longer fulfill duties to the economy and family, and living standards.
The truth is we are not paying it. Debt is growing eve& higher, the biggest
Part of which is which the unfunded public pension liability. It doesn’t even make the National accounts!
Yet whenever a government tries to tackle it , yet another part of the public sector threatens to strike over pensions. Somebody else must pay they say!!
There are well over 5 million in public sector most of whose pensions will cost at least 100000 more than they save. It is a trillion problem. The rest of us have to pay, including single parent families.
You are a clever bloke Anthony Kay. The above is blindingly obvious.
You also appear to confuse “single breadwinner” ( of two parents, one looking after kids) with “ single parent “ ie funding of childcare often by the state in tax credits.
If people want to find liars in politics try the ultimate liar Gordon brown.
He told Blair tax credits would cost 250 million believing they would cost 2 billion: they actually cost 30 billion, so good are socialists at maths. Never paid by brown or his bubble, but the coalition: and they account for a significant proportion of the growing debt.
It is not my rejection of it. It is the economic fantasy of living beyond our means,
The “ feeding Britain “ report makes ( so called) single parenthood the single biggest factor in poverty. It is unsustainable.
