A PLANNED rise in the minimum wage will leave those earning £100,000 or more wondering why they even bother.
The minimum wage for over-21s goes up by 50p an hour from April next year, boosting the income of the nation’s bottom-feeders while those who have made a success of their lives are once again ignored.
Corporate lawyer and homeowner Eleanor Shaw said: “Why limit the rise to the lowly? Why not avoid accusations of bias by announcing wage rises across the board?
“‘Everyone’s wage is going up by four per cent, by order of the King’ would be a lovely thing for the chancellor to say, and so inclusive. They’d get an extra 50p an hour, which is a fortune for them, and I’d get £4,800 which would be such a help with skiing holidays.
“Instead we have this terrible politics of envy where there’s always help for the struggling but nothing for those of us who put a brave face on things.”
City broker Joseph Turner agreed: “I have junior colleagues in tears because the minimum wage is edging close to being a quarter of their wage. What should I say? ‘Never mind, at least you can have pride in what you do’? Cold comfort.
“This calls for direct political action on the part of the privileged classes. We must stop leaving tips.”
