More Minty diatribe!!



It is hypocritical to spout equality, fairness and wealth spread from a lofty position - the fact you cannot see that says much about your own thought processes and possibly your own cosy position? In a socialist system the level of remuneration should be in context to all those have an input into generating that wealth. You cannot put a figure on it because no two circumstances are identical - I know that urinates on your bonfire but that's life.



Take Richard Rogers - in his practice there is multiple between the lowest earner and the highest of ten times so if the top man wants to pay himself more he has to raise the salaries of the lowest earner. That seems like a sensible socialist compromise? The fact that he introduced after he had made his millions is a point to note.

Interesting comment from an interview with Vince Cable today in The Observer...







Can't find much to disagree with really, for the vast majority of folk a salary of one hundred thousand a year even before tax would be very difficult to spend after the first few months of reckless abandon and the realisation that jet skis and speedboats, ferraris and paying more than £30 for a course in a restaurant is just a way to burn your money and make someone else wealthy at your expense - why would you require ten times that amount every year ?

Mr Cable putting in this CV for a job in the next Lib/Lab Government?

Why does it matter what other people earn? A banker earning millions of pounds a year does not in anyway affect your life. You do not earn less just because somebody else earns more. The recent increase in Wayne Rooney's salary to £300k per week has not meant that my salary, your salary or Vince Cable's salary have seen corresponding decreases.



People need to stop being blinded by jealously and envy. I will never understand why somebody becoming enormously rich through sheer luck of winning £104 million on the Euromillions is something to celebrate whereas somebody becoming equally wealthy through hard work, entrepreneurship and talent is lambasted. This drive to the bottom, this celebration of mediocrity needs to stop. Instead of bashing the successful, people should look up to them and seek to emulate them.

I know it's late but I'm getting my shorts on and going out with the ball to try emulate Wayne Rooney. This time tomorrow I'll be a millionaire.

One day joined up thinking May arrive in your world, but it doubt if I will be around to see it.

May I suggest you look again at your first sentence and then re-read your post..

It's a big world outside your current bubble and interactivity does take place.

"entrepreneurship and talent" - I too have no problem with people earning high salaries for this sort of thing.



So, back to the bankers (which is what Vince Cable was talking about), the entrepreneurship element of what they do, its their own money they gamble with is it, they lose their own houses when they make a balls-up do they, declare themselves bankrupt and jobless when they make bad decisions ?



We won't bother with the talent part of the equation - see above.

Tell me, what is the correlation between the amount of money I have in the Bank and you. I don't earn a million dollar salary BTW. In fact I don't earn a salary at all. No, I am not one of the Benefit Brigade who lurk at the edges of this forum. I made enough to retire early, so is there some figure in your little Red Book which is acceptable to your good self? 1k, 10k, 100k, 500k?





And is it any of your business?

This from Spunkskin who has been obsessively stalking the Chicken all week.....

Ah, the native wit of the Humbersider......sparkling repartee at its finest!



I can't help speculating Wizeb, that HM Government would get a better return on its £70 per week if it did indeed invest in chickens, rather than pursue the fairly forlorn hope of finding you employment. And the eggs, and eventually the actual chicken would provide a welcome extra at all those foodbanks that are springing up. Benevolence and Economics in action.



Gallus gallus domesticus..... its the future!



Just what was your last job by the way?

Detective.

Would you like some home tuition now you've hung up your boots?

My comment regarding Titan is applicable to you, if you can work out why.

A small clue!



You have to look at the big picture.