Cameron hint over child benefit cuts for better-off

[Mich the Tester]

I think the point he was making is that the denizens of Richmond don't need child benefit because they are loaded.

They're wbankers as well so don't encourage them to breed.

[doodab]

They're wbankers as well so don't encourage them to breed.

I'm just pointing out that someone else pointed out that they don't really need child benefit.

[The Spartan]

Surely if you can afford to buy a car and run it and you are on benefits then you must be getting too much

[Notascooby]

Surely if you can afford to buy a car and run it and you are on benefits then you must be getting too much

or uninsured

[Bacchus]

Surely if you can afford to buy a car and run it and you are on benefits then you must be getting too much

Not sure until what age, but "benefits mums" also get milk tokens to provide baby with at least one healthy pint of milk per day.

I know this because I used to canvas for dairies in the high street, and these should have been a knock-down sale because they can just hand over the token to the milkman

The most common response was that "tescos take them for fags"

[Mich the Tester]

Not sure until what age, but "benefits mums" also get milk tokens to provide baby with at least one healthy pint of milk per day.

I know this because I used to canvas for dairies in the high street, and these should have been a knock-down sale because they can just hand over the token to the milkman

The most common response was that "tescos take them for fags"

[fullyautomatix]

Though that maybe true it is often those on benefits that can afford those luxuries

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FTFY

[fullyautomatix]

Not sure until what age, but "benefits mums" also get milk tokens to provide baby with at least one healthy pint of milk per day.

I know this because I used to canvas for dairies in the high street, and these should have been a knock-down sale because they can just hand over the token to the milkman

The most common response was that "tescos take them for fags"

Why blame the messenger ? Why was the govt giving out tokens that Tescos can take for fags ? Its these politicians that need to be shot for introducing half measures and cant be arsed to do anything properly.

[d000hg]

The question is how much would it cost to means test these benefits, any savings would be lost be the bureaucracy that comes with it.

That's only a short term worry, if long-term it encourages people to grow up with a work ethic.

It is crazy to give taxpayer's money to people just because they have children; child benefit is a hangover from WW2 but no government has had the cahoonies to get rid of it because it would be politically unpopular

No, it would be cruel and monstrous. If you get no extra benefits for having kids, how should you feed them? All very well to say "they shouldn't have had the kids" but once the kids are born, is it humane to allow them to suffer as a punishment on the parents?

Otherwise we're back in the Dickens days... street kids begging and stealing, or like the introduction to Slumdog Millionaire.

[The Spartan]

I've probably said this hundreds if not thousands of times but here goes again. All the government should do is issue them with a card (much like a normal chip and pin one) and instead of receiving cash their money gets added to the card. This card can then be used to purchase essential items only, so when you try to use it to pay for alcohol, cigarettes, petrol and anything classified as a luxury item perfume etc it will be declined.