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Latvian Mother of 10 received £34k benefits
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GeorgeHowell wrote: »That's exactly what the media wants you to think -- if they show enough hand-picked hardship cases we will assume it's a very widespread issue.
I may be wrong but I think you missed the point there?'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 -
Well I don't see many people on other benefits enjoying these luxuries
Its depends what is your understanding about luxuries, trip to Spain paid from benefits. hmm, someone is working overtime and 12h shifts and paying taxes. Well, sure it is not my business how someone is spending own earned money, but benefits are taxpayer money and should work to get people back to work ASAP (improve/change qualification, help in some emergency situation, etc).0 -
I may be wrong but I think you missed the point there?
I don't think so, I think you are wrong.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher0 -
Its depends what is your understanding about luxuries, trip to Spain paid from benefits. hmm, someone is working overtime and 12h shifts and paying taxes. Well, sure it is not my business how someone is spending own earned money, but benefits are taxpayer money and should work to get people back to work ASAP (improve/change qualification, help in some emergency situation, etc).
A budget trip to Spain is not exactly touring the world.why you are going to expensive trip around the word, why you are spending money for exclusive clothes'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 -
A budget trip to Spain is not exactly touring the world.
Typical socialist thinking. If everybody can't afford to tour the world, then let's make sure that nobody can.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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Benefits is not for tripping around to sleep in hot sunny beach and spend tax payer money to pay for good and services in another country. Budget trip or not, it is not making any changes, it is unfair for people, who is working hard or benefit seekers, who are using benefits clever. Sure there can be some exception- example, someone is going to Spain to increase qualification or something like that : ). OK, what ever, maybe I am wrong, I do not know, I am not so long in UK to understand whole system.A budget trip to Spain is not exactly touring the world.0 -
GeorgeHowell wrote: »Typical socialist thinking. If everybody can't afford to tour the world, then let's make sure that nobody can.
I think you are losing it.'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 -
Her neighbours are fuming. They say up to 18 people lived in the terraced home at one point, creating mess outside.
One claimed the property was, essentially, a ‘halfway house’ for Latvians when they first arrive in the country.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206255/Latvian-mother-demands-bigger-council-house-despite-raking-34k-benefits.html#ixzz2JlUuvtUN
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Interesting that we have had to do a Lazarus on a five month old article from (of all papers) The Mail, I take it these cases are in short supply
'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 -
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