870.000

[orfc]

I'm ragin this morning !!!

A report from the Poverty Alliance and SCVO has said there are over 870,000 Scots living in poverty ! thats 1 in 6 Scots, Now I know I bang on about voting YES and many of you give as good as you get, But com'on good folks of this board this is totally unacceptable in this day and age, Food banks, 40.000 homeless applications, and a further 25bn in public spending cuts to come from the Tories in Westminster, Is this the kind of Scotland you want to live in ? On the brighter side Aberdeen will win the league cup,

It's relative poverty. i.e. those who get less than a certain percentage of a median

After a nuclear holocaust, when everyone has nothing, there would be no poverty by that measure

People always fart on about how the few have so much money and the masses don't. Well, in some respects it's just as well, because it's the rich who contribute most of the tax take (ignoring celebs ill-thought out

[The_Big_Fella]

Scotland is a leech on the wealth and resources created in the South Of England hence its people will vote no to independence.

[Rangersmandownunder]

"Talking about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping the British pound, if Scotland votes for independence in a referendum in September, Frisby said that would be the dumbest decision that Scotland will make."

The Nats whole campaign is hedged on a currency union, your man here who sets out that he thinks Scotland can be successful states very clearly that is is a bad idea, sadly fat eck and the wee ugly wummin think differently.

If they want to remove themselves from the union as they state it is a sinking ship then why are they tying themselves to it with a currency union?

A currency union that would allow the bank of England to set interest rates and effectively control the currency, if you want independence you have to have control over your currency.

Fat eck just wants to call himself king of Scotland and eat loads a shortbread.

[Dullard]

Lets give Stewarty a chance.

Rather than cut and paste jobs, which can prove everything and therefore actually prove nothing, how are you going to solve the following problems Stewarty?

Poverty

Obesity

****age pregnancies

Alcoholism

Homelessness.

Never mind reports. Never mind blaming ANY politicians. Never mind rhetoric.

Lets see some workable solutions.

[DeeMo]

I think stewarty has been hit over the heid wae a frying pan .

[DeeMo]

Lets give Stewarty a chance.

Rather than cut and paste jobs, which can prove everything and therefore actually prove nothing, how are you going to solve the following problems Stewarty?

Poverty

Obesity

****age pregnancies

Alcoholism

Homelessness.

Never mind reports. Never mind blaming ANY politicians. Never mind rhetoric.

Lets see some workable solutions.

Also

Defence

Currency

Pensions

Savings

Mortgages

Endowments


Health care

Are business's that are threating to move going to ?

Taxes we pay

Cost of a pint

Etc...

Cheers Stewarty

[Alternative_Poster]

That's not the number living in relative poverty.

So it's a load of bollox.

[DeeMo]

Is it the amount of fans Aberdeen are taking to the League cup final ?

[gersforme]

what some people call poverty means money ill spent on bevvy and drugs and fitba tops

real poverty my erse

[Alternative_Poster]

Lets give Stewarty a chance.

Rather than cut and paste jobs, which can prove everything and therefore actually prove nothing, how are you going to solve the following problems Stewarty?

Poverty

Obesity

****age pregnancies

Alcoholism

Homelessness.

Never mind reports. Never mind blaming ANY politicians. Never mind rhetoric.

Lets see some workable solutions.

I'm not sure it's stewarty's job he is just expressing an opinion that he believes that an independent Scotland would have more chance of solving it's problems.

I agree.

To 'solve' poverty, all you need to do is change the measure of poverty from 60% of the average wage to how big your telly is.


Edit: Real poverty is not having a telly at all. Or a smartphone, or designer clothes or cigarettes.