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Latvian Mother of 10 received £34k benefits
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Actually I don't read any tabloid in particular, I found the link to the story from another source.
However what an ignorant snob like comment it is to pass judgement based on what newspaper somebody reads.
No it isn't. Passing judgement on people because of what they read is entirely rational.
If you read Das Kapital and quoted from it I would assume you were a Marxist.
If you read the Sun and the Daily Mail I would assume you are a douche bag.
Passing judgement on people because they are on benefits is ignorant and snob like.0 -
Yes but we are all "European Citizens" now. Hands up those who voted for that.Well as a matter of fact it would. Since you are unable to see why let me explain it to you.
I think the majority of the British public are of the opinion that the benefits system is in turmoil.
But what you are driving at in your post is a question about race. It's nothing to do whether she is Latvian, Polish, Irish, English, whatever...... it's obviously not the best idea in the world to open up benefits to all the countries in the EU. It's a huge financial strain on the taxpayer and some people (I wonder who) seem to be unable to grasp that.
I would "condem" all of them for overloading space ship earth by unsustainable breeding.
The biggest offender would be the husband with the Chelsea tractor.
However carbon accounting is a difficult concept when compared to fiat currency accounting.0 -
John_Pierpoint wrote: »How about if she was English and had a husband, claimed no benefits except those via the tax system but took the kids to schools in a Chelsea Tractor?
I've did a tax credits claim with a resident and hubby, both of whom are self-employed.
They claim to earn reasonably low figures (about £26k household income), yet she can still afford to drive BMW X5 with private plate and a brand new leased pickup truck (again, with private plate). House worth about £400k.
On the Turn2Us calculator, it's possible for single mother of 4 to claim £60k/year in benefits (including HB/CTB/DLA for her and 1 child). This is a real life scenario for an out of district Cllr.
Not commenting on that one from a personal PoV!
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We don't have a climate, we just have weather.ruggedtoast wrote: »Doesnt look that bad to me. You'd think our chavs would be happy to go on a benefit exchange:
The Baltic states do have a climate: 10 months of expectation then 2 months of disappointment.
Just think of the heating bills and the chances of Russia turning off the gas.
Time to emigrate to Australia ?0 -
Abolish all child related benefits - problem solved.0
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Bit of an eye opener.CKhalvashi wrote: »I've did a tax credits claim with a resident and hubby, both of whom are self-employed.
They claim to earn reasonably low figures (about £26k household income), yet she can still afford to drive BMW X5 with private plate and a brand new leased pickup truck (again, with private plate). House worth about £400k.
On the Turn2Us calculator, it's possible for single mother of 4 to claim £60k/year in benefits (including HB/CTB/DLA for her and 1 child). This is a real life scenario for an out of district Cllr.
Not commenting on that one from a personal PoV!
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John_Pierpoint wrote: »We don't have a climate, we just have weather.
The Baltic states do have a climate: 10 months of expectation then 2 months of disappointment.
Just think of the heating bills and the chances of Russia turning off the gas.
Time to emigrate to Australia ?
I do a fair bit of work in Mazeikai, on the Larvian border (and have ventured into Latvia several times whilst there), and the Baltic states are beautiful.
It is, however, somewhere I'd rather not live.
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About 300 miles South West of the capital city created on a marsh by a former "apprentice" of an English ship yard ?
About 10 years ago I spent a memorable long weekend in Tallin - foot deep snow, every one walking in the middle of the road to avoid the 3ft icicles hanging from the gutters.0 -
Ten future tax payers who'll be paying tax at the time when the baby boomer retired population is at its peak. Meanwhile the benefits are being paid for to a significant extent by baby boomers before they retire, so it's a good investment for the following generations of tax payers. Peak pressure on taxes is around 2040-2050.So how does the above story benefit the economy then?
Not ideal but still a pretty good long term deal if most of the children remain here and get decent jobs.0
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