When I lost my job a few years back, benefits didn't even cover the rent, never minds bills, food etc.
No doubt in the rags' and the great British public's ideal world, I'd have paid for my misfortune in a labour camp. Perhaps one with a catchy little aphorism over the gate, like "work sets you free".
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:21, 1 reply)

You'd be surprised the amount of shit
that would be passed into policy if it wasn't for the social policy aspect of orgs like the CAB working for people behind the scenes holding back the tide. Sorry to hear about your job btw
( Clay hopes this bit is long enough to promote my websi, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:26, closed)

I've often thought we could do with some kind of electoral insurance.
The idea being that if you say stupid shit in public, on Facebook, on newspaper websites etc. you've demonstrated you're an irresponsible voter and a liability, so you'll have to a very large sum in insurance - say, a few thousand pounds - before you can vote legally.

Since this country's workforce is mainly white-collar and unskilled, it'd create loads of suitable new jobs, bring in a lot of revenue for the government, and (as a bonus) price the ignorant out of harm's way.

It'll be tricky to get into law, but if it's justified with some made-up bollocks about national security or the recession it should work.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:35, closed)

Let me guess, you'd decide who says stupid shit.

(Shippy likes linebreaks and doesn't care what you think, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:39, closed)

Well the operators receiving the anonymous tip-offs would decide between them, but basically yes.
Also, your insurance has just gone up 0.5% because you were rude and sarcastic.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:47, closed)

Insurance against what?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 3 Aug 2011, 22:59, closed)

Electoral insurance.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 23:08, closed)

Do you mean a tax?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 3 Aug 2011, 23:14, closed)

Read this.
www.b3ta.com/questions/consumption/post1306259
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Aug 2011, 23:17, closed)

Now you're just being anoying
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance

What the fuck is "election insurance".
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 4 Aug 2011, 6:31, closed)

being annoying
by linking you to a post that explained what they were talking about?

are you being deliberately obtuse?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 8:45, closed)

Nope, I wish I understood but I don't.
How is what he described insurance. Insurance against what loss. Who owns the liability? WTF is he talking about?

Sounds like a Stupidity Tax, but he keeps saying the words ‘Election Insurance’ as if repetition will render meaning.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 4 Aug 2011, 9:33, closed)

I see where you are coming from.
to consider it as insurance you'd have to see it as stupid people paying out on a claim, rather than paying the premium.

Government insuring against people being stupid.

A stupidity tax. I'm all for it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 4 Aug 2011, 9:45, closed)

Stupidity Tax already exists, it's called Extended Warranty

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 4 Aug 2011, 9:53, closed)