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curtail excessive benefit bashing threads

The discussion area is overrun with benefit bashing threads so could they be merged into one big one so they don't clutter the forum up thanks

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  • man_of_faith
    man_of_faith Posts: 194 Forumite
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    thats a great idea
  • Or people could just get a life, and stop bashing those on benefit's


    Or is that too radical thinking :think:
  • mitchaa
    mitchaa Posts: 4,487 Forumite
    Or people could just get a life, and stop bashing those on benefit's


    Or is that too radical thinking :think:

    Its a major grievance of the taxpayer though. Perhaps they have reason to display their disgust in how their taxes are spent?

    Just a thought.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,097 Forumite
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    mitchaa wrote: »
    Its a major grievance of the taxpayer though. Perhaps they have reason to display their disgust in how their taxes are spent?

    Just a thought.

    But is it fair to tell people they can work and call them scroungers?
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  • mitchaa wrote: »
    Its a major grievance of the taxpayer though. Perhaps they have reason to display their disgust in how their taxes are spent?

    Just a thought.

    But would they be so disgusted if they one day needed the benefit themselves?

    Trust me, it can happen over night, and without warning, litraly!

    Then they would be disgusted for a totaly differant reason ;)
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