Joe90 wrote:
In the UK you usually get help from the government if you're on low income, unless you buy your house.
Yes I think it's more dangerous to be poor in the USA. For one thing, the UK still has free healthcare (though it's gradually being dripped away), while in the US, if you can''t afford health insurance (which costs thousands) you're pretty much on your own. And in some states such as Arkansas, tenants have almost no rights at all. And then there's unemployment benefits - theoretically payable forever in the UK as long as you can prove you're actively seeking work, but in the US you just get a few weeks. And if you have a job, there's no unfair dismissal laws, so if your employer finds somebody else who will do the job cheaper, they can sack you without having to give a reason. And no State pension if you do live to be that old. I'm amazed they have any poor people left alive.
Yes, you are right. The human rights thing is very big here. Even criminals in prison get pampered.
29 Oct 2020, 10:49 am
