I like this idea
The only issue I can see with it is that suddenly you'll have that standard of living/quality of life argument appearing again. People will claim that they need certain luxuries for their mental well being, and so on. Also, there'd be nothing stopping them from claiming t'internet for "job research" purposes and then just sitting on that all day, watching online TV.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Sat 29 May 2010, 14:30, 2 replies)

The Internet is free in libraries
So that argument does not wash
(EssY, Sat 29 May 2010, 14:40, closed)

Its not the internet connection I object to,
as we all know having teh internet is most definitely not a human right, its the money being spent on booze, fags, designer trackies and Sky rather than decent food and clothes for their kids. Vouchers mean you can't do that. Of course some would sell their vouchers to get the above, but I can't see anyone giving that much cash for being able to buy kids clothes even at a £1 voucher:£1 rate.

The issue is that they need to work out the average spare cash that someone on minimum wage has after they've paid their rent and council tax and then pay a percentage of that as benefits as if you get your rent and council tax paid, everything else left after fuel and food is discretionary spending, a luxury that many workers don't have much of.

If people working on low wages struggle on to support their families with what little they have left after paying the essentials, doleites shouldn't be getting more than them, regardless of their circumstances. It just insults anyone who grafts hard in shitty minimum wage jobs through possession of pride and a work ethic to have it otherwise.

You'd see the teenage pregnancy rate drop like a stone when they realised that having another mouth to feed makes life harder instead of easier, just like working people have to.
(The man with the flan swashed his buckle on, Sat 29 May 2010, 22:24, closed)