China Increases Typhoon Aid to Philippines

[joebloggs]

Spot on Graham. I would call having to live on £1.70 a day poverty..just like the 130 million folks in China and 40% of the Philippine population That was before the resent earthquake and tyhoon.

tell me gWaPito, as you do your weekly shop, do you spend more than £11.90 on food a week (£1.70*7), oh and don't forget to take off your rent, poll tax, gas, water, electricity, everyone has to pay these

now tell me what is the minimum you need a day to survive, and then what figure you would use to say your living in poverty. i wait your answers

[grahamw48]

tell me gWaPito, as you do your weekly shop, do you spend more than £11.90 on food a week (£1.70*7), oh and don't forget to take off your rent, poll tax, gas, water, electricity, everyone has to pay these

now tell me what is the minimum you need a day to survive, and then what figure you would use to say your living in poverty. i wait your answers

People on most benefits DON'T have to pay rent or council tax.

Food has never been cheaper in this country...and HEALTHY food more easily available year-round.

Energy bills are high (but so are comfort levels in homes).

ANYBODY who is classed as in 'fuel poverty' (ie spending more than 10% of their income on fuel) is entitled to receive free home insulation, and in many cases a brand new replacement boiler too.

There are two lots of heating subsidies being paid by the govt. this winter for those on Pension Credit, as well as the elderly.

Then we have the various additional freebies for those on most benefits or on OAP...ie free dental treatment, glasses, prescriptions etc.

How anyone can compare our mollycoddled existence to REAL poverty in countries like the Philippines is just beyond me.

[joebloggs]

People on most benefits DON'T have to pay rent or council tax.

Food has never been cheaper in this country...and HEALTHY food more easily available year-round.

Energy bills are high (but so are comfort levels in homes).

ANYBODY who is classed as in 'fuel poverty' (ie spending more than 10% of their income on fuel) is entitled to receive free home insulation, and in many cases a brand new replacement boiler too.

There are two lots of heating subsidies being paid by the govt. this winter for those on on Pension Credit, as well as the elderly.

Then we have the various additional freebies for those on most benefits or on OAP...ie free dental treatment, glasses, prescriptions etc.

How anyone can compare our mollycoddled existence to REAL poverty in countries like the Philippines is just beyond me.

give me a figure graham, tell me what you think the minimum monthly amount would be that anything less you would then class as living in poverty for

someone on benefits
someone working
a married couple both working with 2 kids.

[Arthur Little]

Then we have the various additional freebies for those on most benefits or on OAP ...ie free dental treatment, glasses, prescriptions etc.

Yes ... OAPs receive free prescriptions, Graham. But neither dental treatment NOR glasses are free to the over 65s here, unfortunately.

How anyone can compare our mollycoddled existence to REAL poverty in countries like the Philippines is just beyond me.

...................... 's true, !