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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
dunno
Think it's paid directly to William Hills
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old man river possible lesbian, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:37,
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10 years ago)
I wonder if you could have a dole lottery.
£1 off everyone on the dole, and every 2 weeks one person gets the lot minus tax.
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PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:39,
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Not a bad idea tbh.
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DBT became a fruitarian on, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:43,
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that's a shit idea and you're an idiot
/ac
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old man river possible lesbian, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:44,
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I think it could sort of work. Next time they increase the dole. Do it -£1, and then they have 26 millionaires a year.
take 10% of the winnings as "tax" and drop the cost of the dole by ~ £5million. Increase sales of Subarus, those gold plated apple watches and hot tubs.
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PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:47,
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Give the hopeless a little bit of hope.
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PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:48,
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They already willingly contribute a tenner of their dole a week to something called the national lottery.
Much the same thing.
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Muns, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:50,
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I'm thinking it's for specifically the unemployed and someone will win it every 2 weeks.
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PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:52,
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I'd imagine some welfare recipients don't do the lottery, dock it at source.
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DBT became a fruitarian on, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:55,
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It's not called dole now, but 'universal credit', dunno the difference.
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DBT became a fruitarian on, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:54,
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