Anyone else sick of rich/privileged people moaning

I'm not selfish, when I get taxed 50%, I'll be thankful that at least it goes to helping those in need, not angry that some people are given a place to sleep for the night.

When I earned £8m? No, absolutely not, because I would be grateful to be earning that money in the first place. Adele should keep her beak shut and be thankful for the money she earns.

DSS = housing benefit/income support recipient, regardless of any medical conditions. Please don't tell me that you've never seen "no dss" in housing adverts.

Who should she be grateful to exactly? She isn't earning this money through chance, she's worked hard for it.

I'm sorry but you can't possibly be saying that to come out and complain that you only made 4 million pounds that year as a public figure with millions of fans worse off than you is not a dick move?

Redferry, you said that no one "needs" 8 million pounds. Can I point out to you that you don't "need" £10,000 a year, or an internet connection, or a car, or a television, to survive.

People in Africa could say that it's very distasteful for anyone in the UK earning £10,000 a year to whine about being poor, while they are having to walk miles every day just to get clean drinking water.

I suppose it is all relative, but what I'm pointing out is that just because something is not needed, it doesn't make it wrong to want it.

The vast majority of new housing benefit claims in the past few years have been by people in employment. Oh and income support doesn't exist anymore.

I am LOVING this 'people in Africa' example far too much. Did I go to Africa and complain that I only get £10000 a year? No. Did anyone? No. Well maybe but not that I have heard about.

Adele didn't come to your house and complain about how much she earned either.

My point is that just as you may see 4 million as being a luxury that no one should complain about, people in a different setting may see £10,000 as representing luxury that no one should complain about. Look around on this site and you'll easily find some examples of people complaining that a low income wage isn't enough. Now someone who has to walk many miles a day just to get clean drinking water might feel that a person on £10,000 a year isn't appreciating what they have. Someone on £10,000 a year might feel that someone earning £4 million isn't appreciating what they have.

No matter how much you're earning - You aren't going to be happy about a reduction in that income.

No she just did it in a media interview.
I think Bill gates is a pretty good example of someone who doesn't mind a serious reduction in income given the amount he gives to charity.

No she just did it in a media interview.

I think Bill gates is a pretty good example of someone who doesn't mind a serious reduction in income given the amount he gives to charity.

Yep, which you then listened to - No one forced you to do that though. If it was going to annoy you, don't listen to it. But don't act as though someone held a gun to your head and made you listen to it.

Although it made me cringe a bit when he said words to the effect that his kids won't be "left much - just enough to get them started in life" and the amount he was planning to leave them - $10m each. It's another world, lol.

Well my dad doesn't complain and he's in the 40% tax bracket I think.

Who should she be grateful to exactly? She isn't earning this money through chance, she's worked hard for it.

So if was to lose say maybe half of his after-tax earnings, you sure he wouldn't be a bit pissed off? It would be like being taxed twice.

Income support still exists.