Discount for teachers and NHS staff.

General rule of thumb - those who resent and criticise public sector workers will often demonstrate negative attitudes towards those on benefits.
Suzie no-one on this thread has said they resent public sector workers or those on benefits.

janeainsworth

^General rule of thumb - those who resent and criticise public sector workers will often demonstrate negative attitudes towards those on benefits.^
Suzie no-one on this thread has said they resent public sector workers or those on benefits.

It was a general point because of the absolute failure of most posters on this thread to want to address the real issue of poverty. There is no way that Morrison’s or any other supermarket could give discounts to ‘the poor’ . Come on - you address poverty through proper govt policies not by criticising capitalist organisations making marketing decisions. And yes there was implicit if not explicit resentment plus a complete unawareness of the low pay pay of many in the NHS and schools.

Well just carry on arguing with yourself Suzie, I'm going to make a cup of .

janeainsworth

Well just carry on arguing with yourself Suzie, I'm going to make a cup of .

Yes well it’s impossible to have a proper discussion about this issue because man6y posters are incapable of logical thought on this topic. To sum up ‘it’s not fair that some people get discounts and others don’t but no I haven’t got a suggestion for addressing this other than saying it’s not fair’ Shame really because structural inequality is actually quite an important issue

Universal Basic Income, rent controls, better funding for the NHS and other social care would make a world of difference.

Shame the govt prefers to shore up tax dodgers, waste millions on Brexit and pour money into the military instead. Oh, and leave a trading bloc that offered huge amounts of support and protection.

My youngest Daughter is the head of a Nursery school, providing care for Keyworkers and vulnerable Children. The numbers in attendance daily is around 60% less of normal, resulting in less takings in fees, and staff being sent home on furlough. They have also had to close a few times on advice of the local Council, for which they do not get paid. A few times my Daughter has not earned enough wages to put food on the table, and it's been down to the bank of Mum and Dad to keep her and our Grandchildren fed for the week.
The Morrison's discount, plus shopping at budget supermarkets such as Aldi and Iceland have been her lifeline.
Just because she is a Teacher doesn't mean that she is wealthy, far from.it, after 12 years training and experience , her Friend that works at Aldi full time earns a lot more than she does.

I think the pay for teachers is pitiful. I actually looked at topping up my degree to teach with PGCE and the cost of it didn't make sense, so I retrained in a completely different field for less than what it would have cost to get the PGCE. The amount of stress teachers have to face is unbelievable too.

I agree with though Amberglass, I think the cost of housing is a big part of the problem, either renting or buying.