So in short no one is entitled to a great lifestyle but those who are smart enough and/or work hard enough may get one. Is that it?
Ah Yes. I think I can see all those Lisbon Treaty jobs coming down the line.
but surely that would lead to the 'race to the bottom' is that what we really want?The 400,000 + unemployed would be far better served by circumstances encouraging employment (even if low paid) than those which discourage employment (minimum wages and benefits trap).
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but surely that would lead to the 'race to the bottom' is that what we really want?
Surely even those most committed to a united Europe will admit that the 'Yes to Jobs' was a deceit.Can you see all the jobs that might have been saved because we didn't vote no?
Surely even those most committed to a united Europe will admit that the 'Yes to Jobs' was a deceit.
Surely even those most committed to a united Europe will admit that the 'Yes to Jobs' was a deceit.
but surely that would lead to the 'race to the bottom' is that what we really want?
but surely that would lead to the 'race to the bottom' is that what we really want?
Race to the bottom... God I hate that phrase. It’s just union double speak for protecting the haves from the have-not’s.
Tell me, were you in favour of the race to the bottom when we were at the bottom and we “stole” all the jobs from higher paid Americans in the 80’s and 90’s when Intel, HP, IBM, Boston Scientific, Abbot Labs etc sacked their US employees and moved their jobs here?
The really good thing about international capitalism is that it gives poor countries the opportunity to grow and develop if they have a stable enough political and legal structure to accommodate the inflows of capital. Look at what it has done for South Korea, Ireland, Porto Rica, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Poland etc. The “Race to the bottom” is a poisonous phase that epitomises a mind-set that seeks to deprive the poorest of the poor of the same opportunities that we had. Look at the advances in this country since the 1950’s when we abandoned quasi-socialism and embraced capitalism.
that would'nt be much of race in all fairness!How come you never get a 'race to the bottom' in the social welfare system?
that would'nt be much of race in all fairness!
+1agree 100% with all of this.
cost of living for a start....in this poxy little island as you put it.How about we race down to the EU average for socail welfare and wages, given that we are poxy little island of the coast of a bigger island off the coast of the mainland?
cost of living for a start....in this poxy little island as you put it.
the cost of living would want to come down a lot before we cut any social welfare payments.Cost of living and wages are linked; the more everybody gets paid the more everything costs.
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