| I have nothing against this article.. its all analysis and information.. but is it just me or does it have very little to do with what we actually think of when we consider where the benefits have gone? Where are the numbers on average expected spend, including spending expectations for disposable income. so that we get a reasonable idea of someones saving power. and compare this to various income levels. We don't live in a vacuum and we all have to be living up to the expectations of those around us. Also looking at social mobility, security to find a job etc. numbers are irrelevant freedoms are relevant. If the poor earn lots more than the rich (in comparison to previous generations) do these days but rich people living expenses have not gone up and tax evasion has increased and the spending expectations on the poor have increased then I would still say the benefits have gone to the rich. if the poor are still working 40 hour weeks and a few people are becoming so rich that if they reduced their income to millions per year that they could reduce average working hours to 30 hours per week i would still be hard pushed to say that the benefits were not being hoarded by the rich. I don't know.. there are many ways to look at this but these numbers seem among the least relevant - like they have absolutely no causal link with the concerns that people have. Are there any articles that go attempt to put numbers on some of these vaguer but more relevant things? i feel like even data with huge error bars could be very damning - or am i just naive and jealous of my parents :)? |