Pin photos of benefits cheats to lamp-posts to shame them, says top DWP official

[DodgyAgent]

It is important to distinguish between benefits claimants and cheats.

I expect they will get muddled up, just as refugees became asylum seekers, and then muddled withbogus asylum seekers.

All jolly useful at drawing some attention away from the crimes of our betters.

Are people who are legally entitled to benefits yet choose not to work on a par with people who avoid paying tax through legal loopholes?

[d000hg]

Are people who are legally entitled to benefits yet choose not to work on a par with people who avoid paying tax through legal loopholes?

I thought CUK was in favour of avoiding tax? In which case we should applaud the claimants for also playing the system in a legal way.

[Old Greg]

Are people who are legally entitled to benefits yet choose not to work on a par with people who avoid paying tax through legal loopholes?

Depends.

[bobspud]

Are people who are legally entitled to benefits yet choose not to work on a par with people who avoid paying tax through legal loopholes?

No. People that have wealth and choose not to give it to a government so that they can dump the lot into mega corps that in turn don't pay any tax are fine. There is nothing wrong with them or their ethics. The additional money that I have chosen to legally avoid paying to hector over the years have placed many local carpenters and tradesmen in work. Thats far better for my local economy than letting hector give it to Cap Gemini and Fujitsu in Outsourcing deals. Or help BIS to flood my country with ICT slaves.

The guy that chooses to sit on their arse gives nothing to society.

[d000hg]

No. People that have wealth and choose not to give it to a government so that they can dump the lot into mega corps that in turn don't pay any tax are fine. There is nothing wrong with them or their ethics. The additional money that I have chosen to legally avoid paying to hector over the years have placed many local carpenters and tradesmen in work. Thats far better for my local economy than letting hector give it to Cap Gemini and Fujitsu in Outsourcing deals. Or help BIS to flood my country with ICT slaves.

The guy that chooses to sit on their arse gives nothing to society.

So because you can justify it, you're in the right. Don't you think the benefits claimants can put up an argument that to them is equally sensible?

[Diver]

Be careful what you wish for...

My consience is clean (well with regard to benefits and tax anyway)

[Old Hack]

My consience is clean (well with regard to benefits and tax anyway)

Mine too. Been happily avoiding it for years...

[DodgyAgent]

No. People that have wealth and choose not to give it to a government so that they can dump the lot into mega corps that in turn don't pay any tax are fine. There is nothing wrong with them or their ethics. The additional money that I have chosen to legally avoid paying to hector over the years have placed many Latvian lap dancers in work. Thats far better for my local economy than letting hector give it to Cap Gemini and Fujitsu in Outsourcing deals. Or help BIS to flood my country with ICT slaves.

The guy that chooses to sit on their arse gives nothing to society.

FTFY