Economics

[Zigenare]

A rare moment of lucidity. I agree with this.

You were bound to have one, eventually. Some on here had lost hope in that ever happening but I was always on your side, well done!

[meridian]

You were bound to have one, eventually. Some on here had lost hope in that ever happening but I was always on your side, well done!

Vetran did a version of that joke yesterday.

Not that that should worry you, it’s not the first time in your life you’ve been told you’re slow and unoriginal...

[Zigenare]

Vetran did a version of that joke yesterday.

Not that that should worry you, it’s not the first time in your life you’ve been told you’re slow and unoriginal...

Did he now? Perhaps you should ponder the common denominator.

[sasguru]

Did he now? Perhaps you should ponder the common denominator.

Neither you nor Vetran aren't the sharpest tools in the box?

[BR14]

Neither you nor Vetran aren't the sharpest tools in the box?

so they ARE then??

good one, Marvin. do carry on.

[sasguru]

so they ARE then??

good one, Marvin. do carry on.

[darmstadt]

[vetran]

They do. What they don't do is stigmatise all unemployed and those on disability as all a bunch of criminals, based on the actions of the very small minority who cheat the system.

Which was the point BR14 was making.

According to this fraud overpayments stood at 1.5% in 2017. -- hmm we believe that from a government that couldn't find its arse.

The majority of claimants are not abusing the system. -- quite probably but a significant minority are.

yeah right benefit fraud is common (I can name a few) and we need to import millions of people to do work we pay people too many benefits to do so we have near full employment.

[vetran]

Neither you nor Vetran aren't the sharpest tools in the box?

says Mr communicator who can't string a sentence together.

[NotAllThere]

yeah right benefit fraud is common

Not sure how you draw that conclusion from the figures, but then True Believers are rarely swayed by unimportant things like facts.

(I can name a few)

Hmm. You know the plural of "anecdote" is not "data". Perhaps you just associate with very dodgy people? Or have a contract in a fraud benefits department!