Problem here is
it's difficult for anyone who is affected by it to complain, because all they'll get is a rain of shit down on them from the peanut gallery.

The single biggest problem is, as we all know, the anomalous problem of single earning vs double earning families. That is unfair, it should be addressed.

Someone earning just over the threshold, with 2 kids is getting their monthly disposable cut by about 5%. It's not the end of the world, but it's still a cut.

It's also relevant, and bring on the shitstorm, where you live. If you're in a typical part of London, 40k isn't actually a fortune. You mortgage for a 3 bed house is going to be well over £1,000.

There are going to be some people who will genuinely feel this. Not enough for their to be a good argument against cutting it, but don;t assume everyone who complains is just a greedy fucker.

I'm one of the ones who will get hit, BTW.
(username failed moderation, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 9:31, 2 replies)

I'm working on a response that takes the opposite position, but this is a tough one to argue...

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 10:00, closed)

tell me
to move to Nottinghamshire, and cycle to work.
(username failed moderation, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 10:09, closed)

I hear what you're saying and you're right
I was just adopting a polemical role for the sake of the question. I don't actually have all the answers - except sack the government and put me in sole charge.

So I feel your pain too and everyone else's too.

The main answer is: Do what you think is right, when you think it is right and you will be closer to happiness than if you do what is wrong in your own eyes. [if that makes sense]
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 12:11, closed)