A Little Misunderstanding.

So I'm building a new house so I only work part time, which I think averages out to minimum wage here in the UK.
Here's my tax and income breakdown for a year

Income: £26,000
Vehicle tax £400
Diesel tax £1250
Property tax £1500
Income tax £5000
Sales tax estimate: £2500

So out of about £26,000
The government takes about £10,600
Or roughly 1/3
Leaving me with £15,400 a year

Now even if rent and all bills inexplicably went back to 2000 era levels, that would still be almost 50% of all the remaining income before food, clothing, repairs, maintenance or a phone..

So yeah, when the government takes a literal third of your income, it's going to be hard to break even on minimum wage
EVEN IF the cost of living was reversed by 26 years.

It's not the income that's the problem it's the government

Now just to make this point a little easier to grasp:
If I maintained this income for my entire work life, beginning to end
My taxes would equate to (10,600x48)
£508,800... half a million...on minimum wage... Really think about that.

People are out there complaining about paying an extra £2 for a McDonald's cheeseburger when they really should be wondering what they're getting in return for 250,000 cheeseburgers the government took out of their bank!

Working as a cashier at MacDonalds isn’t supposed to be a career. But if that’s the best job you can get, you can still afford rent, groceries and basic bills by renting out a room or having roommates. No you won’t be able to afford buy a house. It’s an entry-level job

Also problem called 'government'.

Where has it ever been a fact that you can afford all that just working at McD’s? It’s always been an entry level job that you used as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. Is you decide to stay on that stone forever, then YOU are the reason you can’t afford things.

It's servitude/slavery but AI will end all those profit sucking human workers. YAY USA USA USA My stock went up!

Who says they can't be the same