Can't understand this?

[Roy1983]

I was watching that obsessive compulsive cleaners programme tonight and they mentioned that graffiti cost the economy £1 billion per year?!?!! I don't see how. Might be one reason our economy is so shot.

Anyone understand this??

This is something unemployed should be doing IMO until they are given a job whilst on JSA.

 

[Dicko]

I can't see how it costs a single penny?... I don't see anyone bothering to try and get rid of it!

Unless your talking a billion in spray paint sales :-"

 

[SpursLodge]

Agree, surely that's one of the crappy jobs you get for community service.

 

[Baleforce]

i've done no research over this, its solely based on the graffiti I see on a daily basis, in my opinion, just leave it, i'd rather see something a bit creative than a bare concrete wall, there are obviously some that should be painted over for various reasons but most of it isn't hurting anybody

some great example's here

http://streetartlondon.co.uk

I do mean graffiti and not tagging, although to be fair, whomever Tox is they have a hell of a work ethic

 

[THFC]

The tax being paid on the sale of the paint pays for it however I suspect these loonies are talking about the intangible costs I.e looks scary so people wont go and shop there

 

[monkeybarry]

i didn't know we were paying graffiti artists

 

[Baleforce]

maybe thats actually the cost of putting up a perspex screen over every one of Banksy's rats

 

[chicken_badge]

Some rough maths then.....

Population of the UK = 60 000 000
Average town size = say 20 000
Number of towns in the UK = 3 000
Number of full time graffiti cleaners each town could use = 3?
Average salary of a graffiti cleaner = £1000000000 / (3000 * 30) = £111,111

Nice work if you can get it

 

[spursman17]

Maybe they were refering to Bansky and the recent attempts of people trying to steal his work for a quick buck.

 

[Baleforce]

450,000 quick bucks the last one went for