{"id":42967,"date":"2017-02-05T07:05:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T00:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rising-incomes-mean-nothing-if-prices-rise-even-faster-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-02-05T07:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T00:18:14","slug":"rising-incomes-mean-nothing-if-prices-rise-even-faster-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rising-incomes-mean-nothing-if-prices-rise-even-faster-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising incomes mean nothing if prices rise even faster | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nGood economic news distorts the truth about household wealthAs with so many pieces about levels of inequality (\u201cIf all the economic figures are so good, why do we feel so bad?\u201d, Comment), Torsten Bell concentrates too much on income levels.The modern-day measuring of those in work (as opposed to those on the register looking for it) is a recent Tory ploy to distort the historical picture. Before Mrs Thatcher, many middle-class couples existed on one income, the women not working or only going back when their children were older, while many working-class women put in five half-days a week. Rents were controlled, public transport was cheap and plentiful and work was more secure, with the employer shouldering more of the national insurance costs. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/theobserver\/2017\/feb\/05\/letters-rising-income-means-nothing-prices-rise-faster\" target=\"_blank\">Rising incomes mean nothing if prices rise even faster | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Good economic news distorts the truth about household wealthAs with so many pieces about levels&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-bb1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7082,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/revealed-the-30-year-economic-betrayal-dragging-down-generation-ys-income\/","url_meta":{"origin":42967,"position":0},"title":"Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y\u2019s income","date":"March 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Exclusive new data shows how debt, unemployment and property prices have combined to stop millennials taking their share of western wealthThe full scale of the financial rout facing millennials is revealed today in exclusive new data that points to a perfect storm of factors besetting an entire generation of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3352,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/women-who-lose-out-in-pensions-could-claim-jobseekers-allowance\/","url_meta":{"origin":42967,"position":1},"title":"Women who lose out in pensions &#039;could claim jobseeker\u2019s allowance&#039;","date":"February 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Conservative minister Shailesh Vara\u2019s suggestion has been branded \u2018outrageous\u2019 and \u2018shocking\u2019 by Labour MPsWomen who are due to lose thousands of pounds from the government\u2019s changes to the pension age could think about claiming jobseeker\u2019s allowance instead, a Conservative minister has suggested.Shailesh Vara, a work and pensions minister, listed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123096,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rising-rental-charges-are-taking-up-larger-chunks-of-americans-income-putting-a-further-squeeze-on-struggling-households\/","url_meta":{"origin":42967,"position":2},"title":"Rising rental charges are taking up larger chunks of Americans\u2019 income, putting a further squeeze on struggling households","date":"November 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sharp rent increases in many parts of the country are eating up a bigger share of Americans\u2019 monthly income, squeezing tenants already grappling with rising prices for gasoline, food and other necessities.Households with a median rent of US$1,179 in August tapped 30.3 per cent of their monthly income to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":144303,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-property-most-middle-income-households-see-prices-rising-now-restrictions-are-in-the-past-citibank-survey-finds\/","url_meta":{"origin":42967,"position":3},"title":"Hong Kong property: most middle-income households see prices rising now restrictions are in the past, Citibank survey finds","date":"May 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r More than half of middle-income households in Hong Kong believe house prices are poised to rally now that all of the restrictions in the market have been scrapped, according to a survey by Citibank.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Hong Kong property: most middle-income households see\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63648,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wheelocks-first-half-net-profit-up-10-26pc-on-rising-rental-income\/","url_meta":{"origin":42967,"position":4},"title":"Wheelock\u2019s first half net profit up 10.26pc on rising rental income","date":"August 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong property and logistics conglomerate Wheelock and Co reported a 10.26 per cent rise in first half net profit to HK$6.24 billion (US$798 million) due to rising rental contribution at subsidiary Wharf Holdings. 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