Best thing I have heard on Newsnight yet

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N1AK wrote: »

Firstly, I don't buy your figures; a 4 person household on £25k total income would already be entitled to financial support. If your figures were accurate then you're saying that a family on £25k income (and claiming their entitlements) would be better off unemployed.

Secondly you're only looking at the costs based on government spending over a 12 month window. If that person finds another job then government spending decreases considerably.

If you're logic/numbers worked then you'd be busy suggesting that we employ all the employed in make work jobs because that would decrease government spending (I wonder why that sounds pretty ridiculous).

True that same couple would get over £5k. Bu as I said above it was just an example to show that the cuts will not save the money they are claiming and just hoping the private sector will pick up the slack is just wishfull thinking.