Severly Pissed Off

[RESiNATE]

Again, you speak words that I hear, Cleve
I guess that I'm growing tired of climbing out of holes - especially when I see people who are 'less deserving' than I.

I have been lower than this, and I am not so stupid as to think that there are not people 'below' me...I feel bitter, because I don't want much, you know?..and I can't even have that.

I work (when there is work), I am curteous and respectful, I try to be a good father to my children, I pay my way and adhere to the laws of the land.
I just feel that the 'land' is taking more than its fair share (ie, gov.) and not redistributing the wealth properly.
I see scum that rape the system for all they can get, and contribute nothing in return.
I see the government squander money on useless things (£8million on a leaflet to tell us what to do in the event of a terrorist attack..FFS!), and are unmindful of the majority need.
And in all of it, I (along with many others) are forced to work longer and harder hours to provide the minimal basics.

In the UK, success is frowned upon - fact.
We seem to have been indoctrinated with the need to destroy the reputation of those who have succeeded - we only have to open the newspapers each day to see evidence of it.
It makes me sick.

Yeah, this has come about because I have £4 to survive on...I'm not joking...and it is because of taxation that I find myself in this situation.
I usually bring home £350+ a week....and it is not enough to live on - how the fuck can 1 man NOT survive on that kind of money?
Forget the pension - can't afford it.
Forget saving for my kids higher education - I cant afford that either.
My earnings just cover my basic living expenses...and I'm on a 'good wage' in comparison to others.

I don't drink, don't socialise, don't do anything except go to work - blah blah blah
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[RESiNATE]

You obviously don't live in the UK, Kombucha lol

If you do...then you are blind, my friend...

The police force is at its lowest ever.
Schools are mostly privately funded, or at least subsidised by companies.
The health system here is a fucking joke.
The road systems are grossly undermaintained (even though the gov rake in over £40BILLION a year in car-tax alone...let alone the 98% tax levy on fuel)
They spout off ridiculous unemployment figures that suggest that it is at it's lowest ever...bollocks, when you consider that the level of people who are classed as 'medically unable to work' is ALSO at its highest, and that the drive to get people into further education is such that it enables the gov. to further manipulate figures!

More and more UK founded companies are shipping their businesses overseas - why?..because it's cheaper!

This government is destroying this country, both on an economical and social level.
And people here just adopt a 'well, thats the way it is' mentality, instead of asking the question.
Bah

[GHoSToKeR]

'bah' is all i can say on the subject, too, mate

[thecrackbaby]

Grow weed. Then sell it. Problem solved. Dont tell me theres no market for weed over there, all i hear is people complaining about just getting soap or solids or whatever you call it. I visited the UK and couldnt get any weed no matter how many people i asked.
Sorry but if you are going to wait for the government to change you are going to wait a long ass time

[00Ampersand]

Hahah, guess that's your idea of a "real job" eh cracky?
~007~

[GHoSToKeR]

lol 007

[RESiNATE]

Yeah, but he's right about one thing...the government aint gonna change.

[Mole2k4]

Agree totally with Resinate, I too live in the UK, I too, work full time, I too live like a flaming hermit.

Fortunately, I'm not in as dire straits as Res here...
Here's my budget:
Payday ::: £800
Mortgage: -£500 (but increasing as intrests rates are fluctuating) started on £450.
Council tax : -£100
TV license: -£8
Bills: -£75
Food:-£90

£800-$774 = £26 a month to live on after bills.
Not being funny, when I was born and raised, I like everyone, didn't dislike anyone because of beliefs / situation etc etc.
However, now, people come over to england, claiming this, that and the other.
They are GIVEN, houses, food, clothes and generally have more luxuries than me, oh and btw I DO KNOW this, for a FACT as at one point in my school-life I was friends with 2 illegal immigrants who were granted asylum and we were so close we went to each others houses and they were better off than me and I hardly lived in "the ghetto"

As an example of taxes, we have speed cameras, affectionately known as "gatso's", There are now THOUSANDS OF THESE, in the UK, one in london in 6 months, has made £750,000. Thats more than $1 million USD, for ONE camera.
UK prices are ridiculous, and what's more ridiculous as seeing as I live in the capital, I should theoretically make more money to provide for my living area due to high prices + living accomodations. Bollocks does that happen, where I am currently working it's a company, so regardless of where you live, the wage tiers are the same.
I just applied for a new job paying £20k a year, after taxes on this, I'll make about 17k as 15% goes to National insurance and other GREAT (intense sarcasm) government schemes.
If health care was private, and I could "opt out" of this great NHS we have, especially seeing as more people die in hospital of MRSA than of actual illnesses nowadays.
Plus the fact that I wouldn't be losing 10% a month due to it, means I would save thousands of pounds. Yes I'm aware I could be hit by a truck or something, but rather than wait 30 minutes for an ambulance, taken to hospital, get an infection and lose a leg or something.
I'd rather go private and pay big bucks seeing as I've saved cash by opting out of the NHS.
There's more, but I'll do a second post seeing as I'm thirsty.

[RESiNATE]

hehe..nice, Mole.

I don't mind paying taxes, as long as they go towards making our country a better place to live.
however, as you know, that is hardly the case.
It seems that taxes are going up, and standard of living (for those that contribute) are going down.
And about the Gatso's...lmfaoo..a safety measure, aren't they?

I never DID understand how the law can be enforced on something like 'speeding', after the fact!!!!

People spend more time looking at their speedometer than they do at the road ahead = more accidents, surely?

And you're absolutely right about the state of our hospitals..geez, there was a time when the UK was considered the pinacle of medical science and treatment...lol
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30mins for an ambulance!!!...oh yeah, I forgot - with you living in London, I guess that the hospital is only 5mins away lol...it would be quicker to crawl there

Yes, carry on, dude....

[Mole2k4]

Better law enforcement due to taxes? Don't make me fucking laugh!
I haven't seen a bobby on the beat in 6 months! Since I moved, I was renting a place for £650 a month, and only saw police there, because there was 3 schools around the place, they didnt fight each other or anything, they just kinda mooched about, and so this warrented police control. Good job the police were watching those kids, rather than out and about where all these fucking real criminals are.
Also, the biggest cash in phrase in this country is currently "RACISM" trust me, the amount of africans/blacks/chinese/ ethnic minorities etc use it is a joke.
What's even more funny is, those "ethnic minorities" outweigh "white" people, it's a fucking joke.
Here's a great example of things:::
Stephen Lawrence, I admit, a terrible thing to happen, basically a black kid was killed by a bunch of white kids, the outcome : A racist attack.
Last week, 4 white guys were on the bus, making a racket, a black guy turned round and had a go, because they woke him up, 3 of the white guys leave, the black guy then douses the remaining white guy in the face with petrol fluid and ignites his face and then leaves the bus. Outcome: A random attack,

Now obviously, these examples are very different from each other, but, 4 white guys attack a black guy = racism, 1 black guy scars a white guy for life = random attack.
Here's another great example, one that at one point happened to me:
jacked by 4 black guys = one of those things.
a chinese friend of mine got jacked by 2 turks = one of those things
a black mate of mine got jacked by a "gang" of white guys, = a racist attack.

I'll post some more in a min, but I still havent had that water.