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[Returnofrros]

Thanks for the information. I think that Karl Marx would argue that this £24783.12 of retained profit was the undistributed value of each employee's labour. I don't think that companies should be expected to distribute all their income, by way of wages, to those who work for that company. There needs to be some element of retained profits to replace machinery, build new facilities and invest in research and development.

I agree that it is unfair to have workers requiring in work benefits to make their lives economically bearable. I think the answer is to increase rates of pay but if prices are to be pegged and inflation is to be avoided and a lower level of profits seems to be the only answer. Lower profits will inevitably mean less investment in the business.

The National Board for Prices and Incomes was created by the government of Harold Wilson in 1965 in an attempt to solve the problem of inflation in the British economy by managing wages and prices. It didn't last very long because it didn't work.

I think that there is much wrong with the way our society is behaving. Those in authority seem to see themselves as being above the rules that apply to those they lead, and this applies to both the public and private sectors. There are companies being sold to foreign owned venture capitalists and even some that have been sold to foreign national governments, I think that this is a long term danger to our country but as long as we have politicians who worry more about their job than the good of the country I am afraid we will just have to put up with it.

A large percentage of folk choose part time hours because they want the benefits and more spare time .....ask jdfc about how difficult it is to get part timers to go full time.

[frankiekopel]

No those with most shares will.

Pretty sure the billionaires will have a lot more shares than the ordinary worker

[Returnofrros]

Pretty sure the billionaires will have a lot more shares than the ordinary worker

Less than 200 billionaires in UK.....so probably a a handful in Scotland.

[Returnofrros]

Politics of envy is running riot here like

[BCram]

Politics of envy is running riot here like

but that's the point. It should be more about how to build bigger businesses that make eneryone better off. Had hoped the RMT thread might produce some ideas, but it seems that we are destined to be battling among ourselves rather than taking on new chllenges around the world.

[Returnofrros]

but that's the point. It should be more about how to build bigger businesses that make eneryone better off. Had hoped the RMT thread might produce some ideas, but it seems that we are destined to be battling among ourselves rather than taking on new chllenges around the world.

You cud everyone a millionaire, wudnt matter people gen envious.

[frankiekopel]

Politics of envy is running riot here like

Not from me ,like you I left the Harris in 83 ,worked hard and retired 2 years ago aged 53, have plenty of money, mortgage free house , shares and a gold plated final salary pension ,

[Returnofrros]

Not from me ,like you I left the Harris in 83 ,worked hard and retired 2 years ago aged 53, have plenty of money, mortgage free house , shares and a gold plated final salary pension ,

Didn't go to Harris, didn't retire at 53, don't have plenty money.....I have enuf if I die when I expect to, I don't own single company shares now and don't have a gold plated final salary scheme.

[Returnofrros]

I have a house but most folk do.😉

[frankiekopel]

Didn't go to Harris, didn't retire at 53, don't have plenty money.....I have enuf if I die when I expect to, I don't own single company shares now and don't have a gold plated final salary scheme.

sincere apology, thought you had said you were at the Harris in a previous post ,