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| Thread ID: 135771 | 2013-12-10 19:08:00 | The "Green Thing" | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1362214 | 2013-12-11 07:27:00 | I believe the definition is something along the lines of "less than 60% of the average wage"... Thats it. Another bl***y stupid definition by made by someone that dosn't realise that no matter how much the average wage goes up there will always those getting less than 60% of it. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1362215 | 2013-12-11 08:10:00 | Back in 1841, Bakelite was never heard of, not sure why I mentioned it, apart from some might find it of some interest. Therefore, in 1841 people didn't have to worry about how they were going to dispose of all the waste Bakelite, and before 1950 nobody worried about how to dispose of plastics. Gosh, radios must have been expensive in NZ according to R2x1. My dad bought a new Sobel radio in 1949, it had octal valves in it like 6K7G and 6V6, and it cost 8 pound, probably about an average weeks wage then. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1362216 | 2013-12-11 08:14:00 | In the '40s, radios were cheap; in the twenties and thirties, a bit grim. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1362217 | 2013-12-11 11:05:00 | Whining old bat. | Metla (12) | ||
| 1362218 | 2013-12-11 11:08:00 | That aside, even being a child of the 70's all my clothes were hand me downs from my brother, and my brother got his clothes off the family next door as they had a son a couple of years older. By the time I got them they had a few patches. The sewing machine got a fair workout, Now that I think of it I remember me mum buying patterns and material (or cutting up items for fabric) and making clothes. Damn, I bet that doesn't happen very often anymore. My finest item was a jersey my mum knitted for me and gave to me as my birthday present. And aside from my beloved work boots I only own a single pair of shoes. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1362219 | 2013-12-11 11:11:00 | I don't think any of us primary school kids ever wore shoes, including for rugby. Time has healed all that and my toes have recovered ... Barefoot rugby in the frost. Good times. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1362220 | 2013-12-11 11:12:00 | Does anyone know what the definition of the 'poverty line' actually is in NZ? I tried to find it on the web but I can't find an actual definition. Only enough for 4 feeds of KFC, a crate and a 50g of baccy. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1362221 | 2013-12-11 18:37:00 | Standing in warm cow poop in the winter was an affordable bit of luxury for bare frosty toes. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1362222 | 2013-12-11 19:15:00 | I don't have a link, but I think I recall hearing it on the 'wireless' the other day when coming home from work in my 'horseless carriage'. :) I believe the definition is something along the lines of "less than 60% of the average wage"... I eventually found the info on a govt website. It stated that there was no working definition that was used... (I can't locate the URL today though) So where do organisations get their stats from on child poverty if there is no official definition? Do they make up the definition to suit the results they 'find'? |
user (1404) | ||
| 1362223 | 2013-12-11 22:18:00 | [QUOTE=user;1184206 So where do organisations get their stats from on child poverty if there is no official definition? Do they make up the definition to suit the results they 'find'?[/QUOTE] They just make them up on the spot as required. There is a whole industry that effectively farm the poor. They con donations from the public and grants from government to pay themselves well with very little getting down to the deserving poor. I acknowledge the fact that there are some that do good work for little personal reward but they are a definite minority. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
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