The trouble is
people can only contribute and work for themselves if there are jobs. If I had shit qualifications and the best I could do was get a zero hours contract in a supermarket which paid so little that I'd be, in effect, a few quid better off for a week's work after I'd covered the cost of transport, childcare, etc., then I'd probably rather stay at home and watch Jeremy Kyle as well. and the reality is that even if I wanted to go for the job, there aren't enough of them around. There have been news stories recently of average retail jobs in Costa and companies like that receiving hundreds of applicants.

Also, what do you propose we do about the fact that the vast majority of the benefits bill is for pensioners? The dole really isn't costing you as an individual as much as you probably think.
(SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 16:33, 2 replies)

Burn the elderly for fuel!

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 16:52, closed)

SOYLENT GREY IS OLD PEOPLE!

( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:00, closed)

There is work.
When I was out of work but had a degree I didn't turn down work because it didn't suit me. I worked nightshifts warehouses, delivered the local paper, anything to get by.

Believe me there is work there, I know because I'm an employer and can't find reliable staff who can actually show up and work when required.

Ok, there may not be the work you want on your doorstep, but as I mentioned already sometimes you have to look elsewhere - for me that was on the other side of the planet.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:10, closed)

Is there anybody other than yourself...
...and people who lived through WW2 who aren't/weren't slacking off in the jobs market?

The world must have its answer.
(squigbobble existed, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 14:18, closed)