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Not that I'm aware of. I've never signed on, but my friends who do certainly haven't mentioned it.
I see your point. The problem is social environment - you need to break the cycle. Ultimately, society is the cause, and only society can address the problem.
Since when?
And food, soap powder, clothing, water, gas, electric... for example.
Out of interest, when I was unemployed and Mrs MoK wasn't working we couldn't afford to run a car, or have a phone... seriously £70 doesn't go very far...
No I don't think that it's right that a couple should claim benefits through choice.
It's also wrong that there are so many tax loopholes. Let's put as much effort into closing them as we do into chasing benefits "cheats" though, shall we...
Kids grow up fine with both or one parent working, and in many ways it sets a better example.
However, the benefits are there for the sake of the child so I don't think it's fair to label those genuinely unable to work as spongers
We agree on much!
The only subsidised travel is for people on New Deal. And all New Deal is, is the taxpayer subsidising cheap labour for private businesses. It might be an idea to check your facts Kermit.
why does it anger people so much?
it's only money.
Mine did as well. And they do now, but we're (me, bother & sister) are all at the age now where we don't need our parents around all the time...
Totally agreed here. Oh and it's not like someone can't work AND look after their kids at the same time, is it?
Because we live in a Capitalist society where money is everything. And that money could be better used elsewhere.
What a nonsensical statement.
do you honestly believe that if every pensioner ...every fat lazy bastard thats buming a free ride were killed off tomorrow ...your wages would be bigger ...the health service and education would improve?
dream on.
theres fucking shed loads of money about just as theres enough food on the planet to feed eight planets ...
If you had seen the episode you would have also seen the bloke spending half the day down the bookies, betting money he hadn't earnt.
I didn't see the episode. Maybe he had a gambling addiction?
I wouldn't know.
I do know that he said he didn't work because he wanted to look after his kids, but then spent the day down the bookies.
I beleive if the benefit fraud and people buming were stopped there would be more money to go to where it is needed... admitadley in a perfect world where the governemnt wasn't shit.
voila
I thought that... but then, I guess others here have lower expectation of the government. Or maybe just the middle-men.
But money is a reuslt of production.
People get angry because those that work produce things for society. People who live on benefits share in the fruit of that production but do not produce anything in return.
And yes the provision of benefits does serve a useful economic purpose but to interpret benefits as a business subsidy is to be ridiculous...........
Well, it CAN be, if you use money that is of intrinsic value (such as gold/silver etc) our "money" isn't a result of production. it's worthless paper made valuable because it's the only thing the government will let you pay your taxes in.
If you work in the manufacturing sector, then yes. Most people don't and are therefore only consumers. Most workers produce nothing. Everyone in the army, police, fire brigade and all the politicians as an example, produce fuck all.
Fact is we burn spare food every year and have a system designed to make people do worthless shite in exchange for paper, to maintain control for the PTB.
The real reason benefits are paid is to reduce crime. If you didn't give so much cash to provide for those with little, do you really think they would just accept their fate and starve?
Nope, they would be in your house robbing you. Aside from this, having a huge pool of enforced desperation helps keep business costs down and provides a good excuse for taxation.
One more thing - why do people complain about what the money that has been stolen from them has been spent on? Surely the real issue is that it's stolen in the first place?