>> It doesn't actually have anything to do with how wealthy you are; solely based on
>> how much your income is.
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So it doesn't measure savings, house value, pension pot or value of public service pension.
Nor does it look at debt.
Also, and fundamentally in a mixed economy, it doen't include social wealth.
Even the dosser in a tent has quite a lot of that, compared with his equivalent in say Africa or India.
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