i have no problem with those who have money
being spoilt knows no social status. just as there are decent, hardworking folk among the rich, there are spoilt scroungers among the poor, and vice versa.
what i do have a problem with is sweeping generalisations, unfair pigeonholing and class stereotyping. i am receiving benefits. does that make me a scrounging pikey?
no.
that makes me a disabled woman who is not capable of working. i don't judge anyone based on money, be it a lack of same or an abundance.

sour grapes? in your case, it seems the fruit doesn't fall far from the vine.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 15 Oct 2008, 21:41, 1 reply)

I made no sweeping generalisation
I said that there were some parents living off the state who took the piss and let their kids do so - I, at no point, said "everyone on benefits is a pikey". Those were sentiments that others have attributed to me without actually reading what I said properly.

I've got no problems with helping those in need, but there are those who are being helped purely because they feel like it, or because they are too lazy to work for their home/food/luxuries. That's what I object to and, no doubt, you do too.

If you are of working age and fit enough to work, then there is no reason you cannot be found something to do to pay the bills, similarly, if you are of school age and sitting in a bus shelter drinking cider, then you are taking the piss and the state which is paying to keep you should be able to exercise some sort of punishment, or remove the funding you are taking.

If you are a decent human being, who happens to be injured, sick, or down on your luck, then it is our duty as human beings to help you. I just think there is too little come-back on those who take the piss.
(Chad, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 12:16, closed)