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It really is ****ed up beyond all recognition that a family can get 17k in benefits.
Benefits should be cut to about a 1/4 of what they are. The minimum wage should be scrapped and replaced with a negative income tax up to what the current minimum wage is.Comment
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Originally posted by RasputinDude View PostYou can't fault their logic. From a purely financial perspective, it's not worth working to get less money.In Scooter we trustComment
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Originally posted by Robinho View PostIt really is ****ed up beyond all recognition that a family can get 17k in benefits.
Benefits should be cut to about a 1/4 of what they are. The minimum wage should be scrapped and replaced with a negative income tax up to what the current minimum wage is.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostThat would effectively be a tax payer subsidy for businesses to undercut each other by employing people at very low wages.Comment
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Out of interest what will these people go down to when the new rules come in?
Will they be just a bit worse off or will they be selling the TV for food after a few weeks?Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostOut of interest what will these people go down to when the new rules come in?
Will they be just a bit worse off or will they be selling the TV for food after a few weeks?
These are perfect candidates for workfare. Fit, healthy and lazy because benefits pay more, get them out of bed at 6am and get them painting fences.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostNo change I believe, will be frozen.
These are perfect candidates for workfare. Fit, healthy and lazy because benefits pay more, get them out of bed at 6am and get them painting fences.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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With all this housing benefit floating about no wonder we had a BTL boom. If they stop paying it there will be a lot of landlords going under.Comment
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