I didn't write that very well I understand that, our "poor" are not the same leauge as the poor in the 3rd world not by a long shot.Originally Posted by Win2Win
I do wish people would stop using the word 'poor' and 'UK' in the same sentence, the vast majority have no idea what real poor is, and it certainly does not exist in this country. Kids don't have to go out to work at the age of 8 for $1 a day to feed the parents, we do not have to walk for miles for dirty infected water, we don't have to scavenge for firewood.
If we really did have 'poor' in the UK then we'd have shanty towns, howver the closest we have are travellers and the 'Green' tribe, but they choose to live that way.
In the second paragraph I was trying to make that point regards our "Social Contract" but I really did not make myself clear and I apologise for that.
The description you give of kids aged 8 going out to work for $1 a day applies to 7 kids in our extended family right now, 2 of Ana's sisters have less than 6000 peso a month coming in.
I've only managed to rescue one wee lassie from that life and she lives with our family in Manila just now, my biggest fear is how close my kids are to that life as it would only take one disaster in our lives for us to end up there. :(
Again I apologise for not making myself clear.
Jim
