keith
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Forgive this completely off topic point. I was watching a story on Channel 4 news re the pay of care workers. Whilst the free market economists among us, and I am not a million miles removed from them I have to admit, would say if you don't like the job and pay do something else. However for a lot of people in the industry who perhaps are unable to get work elsewhere perhaps due to issues surrounding qualifications and skills, this is the only job available. But to pay them as little as £8.00 an hour approximately, does to me seem to be an abuse of position, and perhaps a little bit of greed on the part of the care home owners. Surely there must be enough profit in that business to pay something even approaching a respectable wage, or is it the case that because they have never had to why should that start now. A care worker being interviewed lives with her son in one room of a house, sharing washing facilities with ten others! She is doing what to me would seem like a tough committed job, surely there's money in the industry to pay these people more?
Just to conclude I am certainly no 'left wing socialist Jeremy Corbyn supporter' who is always desperate to high light the disparity that exists between the rich and poor in society, and this is the first time I have ever put a point like this in writing, but it just touched a nerve with me. Also I don't mean to use the old adage 'screw the rich' etc etc, but to repeat myself surely there must be something that can be done to help such people. Clapping is fine, but I think a bit more money would help a lot more.
By the way I don't mean to cause offence to anyone with this point, so apologies in advance!
Just to conclude I am certainly no 'left wing socialist Jeremy Corbyn supporter' who is always desperate to high light the disparity that exists between the rich and poor in society, and this is the first time I have ever put a point like this in writing, but it just touched a nerve with me. Also I don't mean to use the old adage 'screw the rich' etc etc, but to repeat myself surely there must be something that can be done to help such people. Clapping is fine, but I think a bit more money would help a lot more.
By the way I don't mean to cause offence to anyone with this point, so apologies in advance!