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Bit of a sweeping statement. There are a lot of companies right now and for that last 2 years or so that haven't given pay increases or increases have been below inflation.
IN Fact Gordon Brown this week publicly stated that this country can no longer stand people receiving inflationary pay increases
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Sweeping but I wouldn't argue aainst it.
Just look at what people now take for granted. If you were to go onto any (and yes I'm generalising) council estate, and go into a home where the family where on benefits i bet you'd find
A Colour TV probably widescreen poss 2 or 3
A video
A dvd
Sky or cable
a Playstation/X-Box/Gamecube
A microwave
the kids would probably all have mobile phones and be wearing designer gear.
By and large the standard of living has increased in this country so that even the "poor" still don't do without lifes luxuries - or are they necessities nowadays