I'm not saying that the situation doesn't exist where some people will end up being entitled to a number of benefits
because of their kids etc.

What I've said is that the existence of a few people like that is not the reason we have a fucked economy. And taking steps to stop that tiny minority of people form getting as much money has the knock on effect of really, really hurting the majority of people who need some help so that they don't starve to death.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 24 Apr 2014, 16:45, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

"if you want to know a man's character, look at how he treats his inferiors"
albus dumbledore, I believe
(katie hopkins telling it where its at, Thu 24 Apr 2014, 16:47, Reply)

Oh, I wholly agree with you on that score.
See also "benefit tourism is bleeding the country dry". Er, no it isn't, it's costing the country a very small amount of money in the grand scheme of things. It happens, yeah, but not to the extent they'd have you believe.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 24 Apr 2014, 16:49, Reply)

You see, you have formed this opinion by looking at actual facts
Which is why you're not an idiot.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 24 Apr 2014, 16:53, Reply)

Mismanagement of the Universal Credit IT system
has cost more than benefit tourism in the last year. I'd be interested at seeing how much money various governments have squandered on shite computer systems over the last 20 years, including systems that were scrapped before even coming on line because they just didn't work.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 24 Apr 2014, 16:56, Reply)