MSE News: 'I'm on benefits but I'm no scrounger'

Flyboy152

scootw1 wrote: »

And he still hasn't answered the question I asked even though he has been back on here today. I and others have merely asked him to clarify some points which he hasnot done. I think Ross himself has let himself down by posting an article about the stigma of benefits and obviously wanting sympathy and then not being bothered to answer some very simple questions. I'm sure people would warn to Ross a lot more if he could do this. Me, and others, are not attacking him as I'm sure we would not like t be in the same position but I don't think some clarification is a lot to ask do you?

Maybe, because it's none of your flipping business.

Flyboy152

zigzigzag wrote: »

Well I find this to be a disappointing and uncalled-for dig at those of us who have, in good faith, asked a simple and obvious question. If you won't answer it, just say so. It’s your lack of response that causes repetition of the question. If you’ve answered it somewhere and I’ve missed it, I apologise.

And that's different from all the disappointing and uncalled-for digs he has had over the last few days? In comparison, it was rather mild and somewhat witty, relative to what he has received since he submitted his article.

Millionaire

The Question about HB and CT was asked at the start in regards to the £11,000.

No one has said that Ross is a Benefit Scrounger. In fact people have been saying the opposite, that he deserves all the benefit he is entitled to.

It would be just nice to have some clarity if you are going to throw figures into a article about your struggle on getting a job and living on benefits to answer the simple questions asked at the start of this thread.

It gives it more credibility and I think it has lost a lot in the fact that 24 pages later we still don't have a answer to a very simple question.

I don't think anyone would have begrudged him if £11,000 didn't include HB and CT. In fact they would have been glad that he was receiving everything he maybe entitled to.

scootw1

Flyboy152 wrote: »

And that's different from all the disappointing and uncalled-for digs he has had over the last few days? In comparison, it was rather mild and somewhat witty, relative to what he has received since he submitted his article.

No one has had a dig at him, we all feel for him. But he cannot post an article about the stigma of benefits, tell us he is on £11K and then not expect us to question that when knowledgable people on here know he should be on a lot more than that (and is if the HB and Council tax benefits haven't been included).All Ross has to do is confirm this and we can get on with debating what he really wanted us to debate.

Flyboy152

Millionaire wrote: »

The Question about HB and CT was asked at the start in regards to the £11,000.

No one has said that Ross is a Benefit Scrounger. In fact people have been saying the opposite, that he deserves all the benefit he is entitled to.

It would be just nice to have some clarity if you are going to throw figures into a article about your struggle on getting a job and living on benefits to answer the simple questions asked at the start of this thread.

It gives it more credibility and I think it has lost a lot in the fact that 24 pages later we still don't have a answer to a very simple question.

I don't think anyone would have begrudged him if £11,000 didn't include HB and CT. In fact they would have been glad that he was receiving everything he maybe entitled to.

There have been several who have explicitly implied that very accusation.

Flyboy152

scootw1 wrote: »

No one has had a dig at him, we all feel for him. But he cannot post an article about the stigma of benefits, tell us he is on £11K and then not expect us to question that when knowledgable people on here know he should be on a lot more than that (and is if the HB and Council tax benefits haven't been included).All Ross has to do is confirm this and we can get on with debating what he really wanted us to debate.

There have been several posters "digging" at him. Yourself included. You can pretend to ignore that little fact, that is your choice; it just continues to make you look a bit silly.

scootw1

Flyboy152 wrote: »

There have been several posters "digging" at him. Yourself included. You can pretend to ignore that little fact, that is your choice; it just continues to make you look a bit silly.

I'd love to know where I have had a dig at him. Care to point that out?

zigzigzag

Flyboy152 wrote: »

There have been several posters "digging" at him. Yourself included. You can pretend to ignore that little fact, that is your choice; it just continues to make you look a bit silly.

Maybe I've missed them, but I haven't read any digs at Ross on this thread! Even if there are, certainly none of the people asking the question about housing/CT benefit have had any digs at him, so I find it totally unfair to have digs directed at us, by him and you. Honestly, your continued rudeness does not help your case at all.

Flyboy152

scootw1 wrote: »

I'd love to know where I have had a dig at him. Care to point that out?

It has already been pointed out to you, more than once.

Mrs_Arcanum

zigzigzag wrote: »

Maybe I've missed them, but I haven't read any digs at Ross on this thread! Even if there are, certainly none of the people asking the question about housing/CT benefit have had any digs at him, so I find it totally unfair to have digs directed at us, by him and you. Honestly, your continued rudeness does not help your case at all.

May be not overt digs, but plenty of repeats for more information on money - which IS NOT WHAT THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT.