The Poor? Is it worth them working? Can we Afford Climate Piety? Why Has Government Policy Left the Poor Behind?

 So finally we get the news that Energy prices will rise by 54%. 

This on top of rises in petrol prices. 

It's now becoming patently obvious that the rush to Climate Piety and the nonsense of "Zero Carbon Emissions" is becoming far too expensive for the poor of the UK.

It's now pretty obvious that the minimum wage can't be considered a living wage. It can't even be considered an existence wage because right now the minimum wage does not cover the cost of renting, heating and food, let alone the cost of transport to get to work. 

It may be that it would be better for these people to leave the job market and to go on welfare. At least then any rent will be paid by housing benefit and the unemployment benefit should cover food and heating bills. 

It's quite clear now that this country cannot afford the rush to zero carbon emissions. It's a folly, an impossibility only achieved because our emissions are now offshored to the likes of India and China. We are still creating emissions, just not locally.

It would be interesting to see if the Middle Classes would be happy supporting a class of people that cannot afford to work, or even if they could understand the concept. It's all well and good to say "Go out and get a job", but there comes a point where that job isn't viable, it's impossible to sustain the basics of living on the wages being offered.

This madness has to stop.

The government needs to come clean on their reckless energy policy, amongst other policies that leave the poorest in society unable to continue living.

Alongside the rise in National Insurance which will hit the poorest hardest, the NEST Pension Scheme that seems to be taking comparatively large sums out of minimal wages for apparently little gain come retirement.

There's even rumours that the pension age is going to be raised yet again to 70. So essentially there will be an element of society paying into NEST that will not see a penny back. Guess who has the shortest life expectancy?

Then there's the horrendous damage that has been done to the poor with successive government housing policy. We have a whole generation of young people unable to afford a mortgage. We have huge numbers of older people that cannot afford to rent even a one-bedroom flat on a single wage.

At what point do the public keep voting for these people? It's not like Labour are any better. Labour seem to have cast the poor working class aside in favour of immigrants and those on benefits.

But we really need to understand that to get everyone in work, work needs to provide a LIVING wage. Not a subsistence wage, not a wage topped up by in-work benefits for the fortunate few.

Current and previous Government policies have done immeasurable harm to the poorest in society. It's no wonder they are becoming feral and don't give a shit. When people have nothing to lose, that's what happens. When it's easier to be in prison than on benefits, then don't be surprised when the crime rate starts to soar. 

Governments eventually reap what they sow. And I hope the whirlwind comes soon.