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France to cut benefits for immigrants by 83%
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Graham_Devon wrote: »He's branded lots of people on the forum as a racist, including me.
And me.,,,0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Have you missed the thousands of posts lately complaining that the EU rules encourage benefits tourism?
Surely not.... After all, you started a thread on that very topic.:)
Yes, and you are trying to muddle the two topics together.
Who mentioned EU rules on this thread? No one has ever stated that the EU forces us to give benefits to people, so you are being utterly obtuse.
What I am stating, is whenever people have complained about benefits and immgrants, you are quick to wave the racist stick. However, as usual, you U-turn on the head of a needle and suggest something you have branded so many as racists for in the past.0 -
Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »Hamish debated - and very eloquently if I may say so - the pro's of free movement of labour within the EU and the benefits it brings to our economy. He also went out of his way to explain misuse of our benefits system has nothing to do with adhering to EU rulings, and everything with UK specific legislation and guidelines.
Furthermore, he never branded you a racist, but IIRC he did brand you as ignorant. And rightly so.
Ignorant:
Adjective
-Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular or in general.
It seems once again there are some posters decidedly lacking in knowledge on this topic.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Ignorant:
Adjective
-Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular or in general.
Also......Scottish bloke who keeps on dragging up Immigration threads to incite racism :mad:0 -
Also......Scottish bloke who keeps on dragging up Immigration threads to incite racism :mad:
If they become independent but remain in the EU, will they have to "emigrate" to England to carry on drawing their benefits from us, or will we send it to them up there in order to keep them away ?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 -
http://www.eutimes.net/2012/12/french-government-cuts-immigrants-welfare-by-83/
I thought Hollande was meant to be a Socialist?
The title of this thread is never something we'll see in this country.:mad:0 -
zoominatorone wrote: »The title of this thread is never something we'll see in this country.:mad:
With a (largely wet-free) Conservative majority government and either out of the EU, or with its influence severely curtailed, it is a possibility. If the referendum thing works out well, they might realise that listening to what the people want, instead of to vested interests and self-appointed intellectual elites, actually pays off and wins votes and seats.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
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