The bottom rung is more than my take home salary and I am a higher rate taxpayer. Christ (View Post)

Below inflation then, more so in respect of non-minimum wage roles I imagine. (View Post)

My point exactly. Focus on wages and tax revenue only take us to the “cost of everything value of nothing” outcome (View Post)

Likewise a minimum wage worker in a care home frees up family members to continue working full time. How do you measure that contribution? (View Post)

How do you even measure net contribution accurately? A healthcare assistant in the NHS might take more out in tax than they pay in, for example, but they’re still performing a vital service for the n… (View Post)