The news said
that we are enjoying a 1% increase in our country’s GDP, but I myself have not
felt lighter in the quality of living I have had from 2008 to today. Bills are
still there, with increases every now and then. Food prices are still the same.
The promises of these increases leave me puzzled as to why the UK government is
still on an austerity.
Well, for obvious reasons, austerities are one
of the reasons for the UK economy’s improvement. However, why are they adding
more cuts?
I became
puzzled by this after reading an article that the Bedroom Tax, which allows tax
exemptions for people with just one bed for each person, may be lifted. For
disabled people, this is unacceptable because they benefit from these simple
tax exemptions. In the name of austerity, many observers and human rights
groups are condemning the United Kingdom for going slowly into a systematic
violation of the disabled’s human rights.
However, the
fact remains; austerities hit the beneficiaries first. If we dissect the
hierarchy of modern society, corporations are the most prioritised when the
government starts bending laws. They are the lifeblood of society. Next are
powerful people, last are the public itself. This is our reality, but it is inevitable.
All we are
asking is that our welfare funds not be cut and have those with a lot more to
give a bit more to people who are disabled and incapable of living on their
own. Welfare is a big thing for many people, and even the price of a ring could
do so much improvement for one person’s finances.
