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The harsh truth about Tory policies
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i'm pretty sure that the City of Westminster has the one of the largest number of people on benefits, not sure what kind of benefits either - i'm not sure if it's in the UK or the South East though.
Its astounding, when you walk through the inner City, the immense wealth production units of the City sourrounded by the very lowest earners/spenders. To worlds sharing the same space, breathing the same air and yet ...so far apart.
How blind we can be on a daily basis. 0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Its astounding, when you walk through the inner City, the immense wealth production units of the City sourrounded by the very lowest earners/spenders. To worlds sharing the same space, breathing the same air and yet ...so far apart. How blind we can be on a daily basis.
It is debatable if the City actually produces any wealth. It may facilitate the creation of some, but directly it doesnt.0 -
I've always wondered why we house benefit claimants in the most expensive parts of the UK?
I think its partly because a lot of it is partial support. In come support, not replace ment, one member of a household working, but not another.
There are low paying jobs in the most expensive parts of a country: people need to be with in commuting distance (both s regards time and cost of commute) of these jobs.0 -
Intersting piece in one of the papers recently. The highest housing benefit claim in the UK was to a family living in Islington. Something like £4500 a month.0
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What can I say? Let's just reopen the Victorian work houses and have done with it. Be a lot cheaper for the rest of us:rolleyes:
Workhouses are quite expensive and as such an inefficient way to run a welfare system.
Many Northern towns closed their workhouses, just as their use was being required by Central Government in the period 1830s-1860s.0 -
It's weird isn't it.Intersting piece in one of the papers recently. The highest housing benefit claim in the UK was to a family living in Islington. Something like £4500 a month.
Few would argue 4.5K per month on a single benefit item is sustainable. What's that, about 6 tax payers per year supporting solely that item?
Yet, it seems no matter how much we try to engineer a social system for fairness, you get these clear aberrations.
I'm really not sure there is an answer now.0 -
The harsh truth about Tory policies....?
...is that we won't know the full impact until the next government gets in, if it is indeed Tory.
a) I have a feeling when the books are looked over, the situation may be worse than we currently know. It feels like all the QE has allowed us to tread water so far. It will stop at some point.
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If it isn't, Boy George will certainly make like it is
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
I also have have grudge - it's against people who don't do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay.
Does that mean you have a grudge against anyone who claims benefits then and most of the criminal fraternity?
What about people who do an honest days work but are not given an
honest days pay due to minimum wage being too low for SE dwellers or the lack on union representation?.Anger ruins joy, it steals the goodness of my mind. Forces me to say terrible things. Overcoming anger brings peace of mind, a mind without regret. If I overcome anger, I will be delightful and loved by everyone.0
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