Boom-time on benefits: The 140,000 families who claim £20,000 a year in handouts

Kenny4315

My sister's pet rabbit was indeed very tasty. Not really a rabbit fan though. :beer:

fc123

I forgot to recommend a book (I know, another one..)

It's a novel; Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka. Fantastic read but sad too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Caravans-Marina-Lewycka/dp/1905490321/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230678101&sr=1-2

Kenny4315

fc123 wrote: »

Kenny, are you poking a stick? I don't think I would ever be starving enough to eat my cats.....next doors dog maybe...but my cats are my babies.:D

Why not have a 'carne mista' (mixed meat) ? :money:

mvengemvenge

Kenny4315 wrote: »

My sister's pet rabbit was indeed very tasty. Not really a rabbit fan though. :beer:

My girlfriend's rabbit is rampant. Something to do with ignorant boyfriends and the internet, I believe.:D

SingleSue

fc123 wrote: »

I'm glad SingleSue still fights her corner on these boards (~I think I would have been scared off by now) as SS shows the other side to the benfits system, and is the type of family it was originally set up for.

I don't know much about autism, so hope they are able to manage as adults.
SS carries on bringing up 3 demanding boys single handedly on a small income, SS manages to get her degree and one day, her boys will be great members of society (and they are super bright from what she has said, so are bound to contribute to society in a great way) and SS is qualified, recession eases and SS flies high too..........no-one can begrudge their tax pounds to that?

Women and children being abandoned by men is not uncommon...I know it's not right, but it does happen but you can't punish the women and kids.

I know a lot about the other side of the coin too as OH sister is also a grandmother...but I'll save that one for another day.:D

It gets a bit scary at times and I do get a little down on occasions from having to constantly explain myself (I went into major shake and cry mode last night) but I think it is worth it to put the alternative view...plus I can relate to some who are thinking along the more eek lines as I was once one of those who was just as vitriolic about people claiming benefits.

The second paragraph could have been written by me, well in fact I have written something very similar in my hopes and dreams log I keep privately on my computer and as I am such a stubborn and determined booger, I am hell bent on getting there.

My hopes for the children are pretty high due to their intelligence but I have been told not to expect too much especially from my youngest son as his problems are so complex and not just confined to complex autism, he also has severe asthma (we almost lost him in October, he was in high dependancy for nearly a week until he was 'safe' which has made me a panic mum), gross food intolerances, bowel disorder, hypermobility with pain, communication disorder, impaired immune system and several food allergies plus a pancreas which is stuttering which makes life more interesting and varied, although I tend to disagree with doctors all the time and I set out to prove them wrong..which I have done on several occasions through finding my own therapies via the internet or developing my own.

One of my biggest dreams at the moment is for me to come onto this site to announce to you all that I have been offered a job.....I hope that day will be soon.

MrsE_2

mvengemvenge wrote: »

Personally, I think this constant reference to Poles coming over here is a red herring. They were never the problem. They worked hard and paid their way. The Government always makes reference to them, but that's to throw people off the scent of the much bigger numbers of non-EU people who come over and just go straight onto benefits. Labour never want to discuss this group, as it's not 'pc'.

So, we shouldn't offer them benefits.
But as our system doesn't allow them to work, that would need to be changed.
Do you think if they stopped benefits for non EU citizens they would stop coming, they wouldn't, but they would need to be allowed to work.

Kenny4315

mvengemvenge wrote: »

My girlfriend's rabbit is rampant. Something to do with ignorant boyfriends and the internet, I believe.:D

God knows what your girlfriends up to with a 'RAMPANT' rabbit, a DVD of watership down should calm the little bleeder down though .... if not get your cook book out and show him the pages entitled 'HOW TO MAKE RABBIT STEW'.

mvengemvenge

MrsE wrote: »

So, we shouldn't offer them benefits.
But as our system doesn't allow them to work, that would need to be changed.
Do you think if they stopped benefits for non EU citizens they would stop coming, they wouldn't, but they would need to be allowed to work.

Agreed, they should be allowed to work, definitely.

fc123

SingleSue wrote: »

My hopes for the children are pretty high due to their intelligence but I have been told not to expect too much especially from my youngest son as his problems are so complex and not just confined to complex autism, he also has severe asthma (we almost lost him in October, he was in high dependancy for nearly a week until he was 'safe' which has made me a panic mum), gross food intolerances, bowel disorder, hypermobility with pain, communication disorder, impaired immune system and several food allergies plus a pancreas which is stuttering which makes life more interesting and varied, although I tend to disagree with doctors all the time and I set out to prove them wrong..which I have done on several occasions through finding my own therapies via the internet or developing my own.

One of my biggest dreams at the moment is for me to come onto this site to announce to you all that I have been offered a job.....I hope that day will be soon.

Will the youngest always have these illnesses? Or can he get better as he gets older (thinking Asthma which can improve as child grows up)....sounds like a huge amount to cope with to me.
Mine never even got ill enough for a dose of antibiotic....though son was always fracturing bones in Rugby. I can't imagine coping with all that .....so I promise not to moan too much on here anymore.;)

xmaswoes

OH MY GOD!!!!!! iv just read the beginning of this post an now I dont know what to do...im ruunning around everywher, running around in a diz, noooooo.......this cat be right this cant be happening.....dont know what to do dont know what to do dont know what do dont know what to do......panic attack panic attack...need air......

wait

ohhhh.......should've clicked the link instead of just reading and having a panic strate away.....its a mail on sunday story......the paper that cried wolf.......no panc here....kindly carry on walkijng by....nothing to look at here