You were always going to get a rough ride posting this but I agree.
A lot of the Jeremy Kyle chav culture keep shitting out babies, getting free housing and spending their benefits on cider and weed.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:28, 2 replies)

i expected a rough ride for my comments
But when you think about it is anything I've said unreasonable?

My viewpoint; that if you want something, whether it's a roof over your head, food to eat or a new car you should be willing to put in the effort to justify having it and never sit and blame your lack of such things on things you were unwilling to change for yourself.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:35, closed)

The problem is our benefits system was designed for, and by, a more socialist age in which people believed that Doing Work was honourable and dignified and that even the most menial and backbreaking of physical tasks actually made the worker a better person.

Its something I continue to believe which is why I've never claimed any benefits other than the use of the NHS so far in my life

Its sadly an outdated viewpoint.
(Carpe Cyprinidae, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 18:24, closed)

I'd take issue with the notion that "the state owes me a living" is the default attitude for the majority of the population.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 19:54, closed)

It's classic "divide and rule" politics, and the Tories are damn good at it
To the point where when people were polled on "what percentage of benefits are claimed fraudulently" the answer given was 38%. The real answer is 0.5%

See also, single mothers, the disabled (including all the ones shoved onto invalidity benefit to get them off the "unemployment" figures), unions, the miners, etc, etc.
Every politician has to have demons to point at to make those at the bottom feel smug about themselves so they won't notice those at the top bum-raping them for money and power.
(katie hopkins telling it where its at, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 20:14, closed)

^ This.
I reserve my hate for the political elite, as I'm yet to be convinced that they are anything other than "them".
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 4 Oct 2013, 0:08, closed)

That's
Just what they want you to think.
(immadme, Sat 5 Oct 2013, 10:24, closed)

sometimes those who should be helping - dont.
Myself & the missus take in teenagers (16+) who have nowehere to live (either come up through the care system and are now to old, can't live with family or whatever). This system is partially funded by income support. A few years ago, one of them was a 16 year old boy. He was going to school (part of the condition of being in this scheme is they must be in education or working). During the summer holidays we suggested he gets himself a holiday job (newpsaper round/mcdonalds). He mentioned this to his care worker who then told him not to do that as he would lose his benefits!!!! What a life lesson that was.
(mcvpjd3 Has no Board Sig yet, Mon 7 Oct 2013, 17:10, closed)