Don’t want to spoil a potentially serious thread, thread

Nah then. I bumped into someone that I’ve not seen for yonks (probably about the last time I used the word ‘yonks’) The first thing he said to me was “…you’ll know, can you put a two/four seat on a zed thou and keep the grabrail ?”
Anyway, does anybody know why it’s called a 2:4 seat?
I’m wondering if it’s because it’s 200mm wide and 400mm long.

That’s all, carry on.
 
Noobie said:
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An Everclearkinevil 😮
 
I would like to paraphrase the whole video but it would lose it's essence.
You seem to me to be one of the the most socially caring contributors on the forum for which I applaud you. This is an interview with an incredible man who has overtime changed and honed his views, relying on actual evidence.
There I've already said too much.
 
Hugo Magnus said:
I would like to paraphrase the whole video but it would lose it's essence.
You seem to me to be one of the the most socially caring contributors on the forum for which I applaud you. This is an interview with an incredible man who has overtime changed and honed his views, relying on actual evidence.
There I've already said too much.
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Thank you for the compliment.

To be honest I just hate liars and greedy people. 😀
 
Hugo Magnus said:
@Alan Williams
I'v just watched this fascinating video.
If you watch it, I would be interested to hear whether it has caused you to rethink any of your ideas.

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Ok, I watched it.

His basic idea seems to be 'Get an education, stay married and get a job', can't really argue with that. But I would say what about people that struggle academically and how about people in an abusive marriage ?

What I got from it.

1. He's saying the world was better when the 'poor knew their place'. :unsure:
2. Single parent families are a result of the welfare state. :unsure:
3. Minimum wage introduction caused inflation. :unsure:

I agree with him on tax, I don't see why one should pay a higher % tax because one earns more, but I do think everyone should pay tax on everything they earn, once they earn above a certain amount.

Maybe I am not as open minded as I like to think I am, and that is just a short interview, but the video doesn't really show what his 'evidence' is, other than his own life experiences, fair enough we all are (should be?) influenced in that way.


Again I ask, which of my 'ideas' that may change ?
 
I was interested to see how he initially found appeal in the Marxist doctrine but as life went on his opinions changed.

As I don't know you I am going entirely on impressions I have gleaned by reading some of your posts.

You appear to be defensive of the welfare state. Having watched the video has your opinion changed to any degree?

The evidence he refers to 'should' be available if you don't want to take his word for it.

He comes over as someone who has spent his life exploring this subject and has had the advantage of being able to see it from both sides. Yes he sells books but I don't think he has an axe to grind - we all have to make a living and he openly admits that he doesn't have the answers, they are just observations.
 
Don’t most of us change our opinions as we age and experience life, maybe less so if one is born into ‘money’.

I am defensive of the welfare state, in its fundamental form. I see his point, but to me it’s picking something to blame, when really there are many factors to consider.

Exploring the subject has made him a very wealthy man, I wonder how much that has influenced his opinions ?
I’m sure it would all of us.

Something I have found of people with money is their ‘advice’ they like to give to poorer people - an example is when we were struggling financially (recent house purchase and two young kids) my car broke down and needed a part, costing about £100, a work colleague (older than me and with family money behind him) offered the advice that I should buy a new car. He couldn’t understand that I didn’t have £100 to fix mine, let alone enough to buy a new car.
 
The original principal of the welfare state was excellent but like with all things it has morphed and is being seen as a way of life rather than a means to get you through a bad time. There are far too many people taking advantage of it.

For the record I couldn't even afford a replacement car (following an accident) in 1976 and had to walk or use the bus for a year.
 
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