Jsa paid to cover weekends?

Johnnytwostep

mattcanary wrote: »

Unemployed people pay tax every time they do their grocery shopping.

oh yes, unemployed people pay tax, you mean the hard working tax payer pays the tax when the unemployed do their shopping

mattcanary

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

oh yes, unemployed people pay tax, you mean the hard working tax payer pays the tax when the unemployed do their shopping

Have you ever heard of VAT?


Unemployed people have previously paid into the income tax-pot themselves (at least if they have ever worked). And doubtless will do again in the future.


It is the self-employed rich that pay a proportionately low rate of tax, not poor people.




As I have said, doing many types of voluntary work (eg: befriending elderly people, helping to run community clubs, gardening on conservation sites) is infinitely more worthwhile work than some paid work (eg: cold-calling).
And these volunteers do not get paid for it!


It is not that much of a hardship to pay for basic living expenses for unemployed, disabled and elderly people (as well as the running of schools, education, armed forces, etc). Cold callers (as an example) also get money to spend as they wish for doing nothing worthwhile.

Horseunderwater

JSA has always included the weekend in its' payment cycle as do SSP ESA etc. Yes interviews are rare at weekends, but it can happen. I went for one on a Sunday in 1998, bus handling test, which I passed & after a medical & driving test became one in June 1998. I'd been signing for 2 years by then. I did not have internet back then, so had to use newspapers & agencies. I'd still do the job now if ill health did not stop me.

gettingready

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

at least those people cold calling are paying taxes to this country and not laying in bed all day, claiming and whining whilst watching their sky tv no doubt, playing on their new consoles and living the life of riley at the tax payers expense.

says who? posting in working hours... with such great knowledge of what others are doing - from watching daytime telly yourself...


what a bunch of hipocrites on this thread, unbelievable

harrys_dad

mattcanary wrote: »

Wait until you need to claim JSA. I'll see if your attitude is the same then.

Exactly right mattcanary. My best mate had been a very good properly qualified and experienced tradesman from 16 to being made redundant at 54. For all that time he shared the "anyone can get work if they want it so all unemployed are lazy scroungers" line, force fed to him daily in his Sun. (it was the one thing we regularly fell out about)

It took him 16 months to get work, and even that is still only agency work 45 miles from home three years later. He has changed his views.

CCFC_80

Bantex wrote: »

He may be entitled, but the cash is still being taken from others who have no say in the matter.

Likely to be those who have probably never been unemployed in their life

PasturesNew wrote: »

No, BECAUSE he paid in, not GET OUT WHAT HE HAS paid in.

Very pedantic, think not:p

CCFC_80

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

If the poster spent as much time job seeking as does whining about it would have a job by now and not be leeching off the hard working strivers in this country.

Assume by leeching you are referring to the residents of SW1A 1AA

Bantex_2

mattcanary wrote: »

Wait until you need to claim JSA. I'll see if your attitude is the same then.

I have claimed in the past and was very grateful. Would not have occurred to me to complain or question.

CCFC_80

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

at least those people cold calling are paying taxes to this country and not laying in bed all day, claiming and whining whilst watching their sky tv no doubt, playing on their new consoles and living the life of riley at the tax payers expense.

Yeah right cos all people on the dole are doing this aren't they?;)

mattcanary

Bantex wrote: »

I have claimed in the past and was very grateful. Would not have occurred to me to complain or question.

So you have no right to complain or question something if you are routinely lied to and treated like dirt?


Just because you have no power?


What is wrong with the British?