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Originally Posted by garinda
It may not feel like it but even here in Hyndburn we've never had such a large disposable income.
Thirty five years ago the majority of people in Hyndburn didn't own a car. Now we have two car households, and many people, even those on benefits, have homes filled with the latest flat screened televisions, and all manor of electrical equipment.
Sadly much of this income is being spent in Hyndburn.
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I know what you mean, however I think credit has become easier, or more socially acceptable and its easier to buy these things, just harder to pay for them. I also think there is more peer pressure or 'keeping up with the Joneses' these days, and so people get upto their neck in debt, and so normal everyday buying suffers.
I am no huge political fan or take great interest in facts and figures, but would be interesting to know the %age difference between unemployed 10 years ago compared to now