23-01-12, 07:18 PM
My opinion is the welfare state has evolved into the wrong system, and yes its clear too many folk are getting huge benefit for doing nowt. But instead of taking real benefits away from real deserving cases...which is the stupid tory blunt hammer approach...we should question just how benefits are given in the first place. AND there needs to be a work alternative given. BUT that is the trouble. We dont have 2.6 million unemployed and 2.6 million vacancies. A huge number of unemployed do want jobs but they genuinely cannot find any. Its not just a question of getting on yer bike either. Trouble is, its all starting to become extremely victorian, and everyone on benefit is starting to be classed as a lazy scrounger. As a society we really are slipping into quite miserable intolerance and a " i'm allright jack stance" which is fine till the sword of damaclese descends on your job , then you become a scrounger just cos you need help !
. The way out has to be a limit on benefit for sure, and definitely those who are fit should help on project or community work, not sit at home.But it should be work with dignity and pride, not a workhouse approach. I feel very strongly that this government has abandoned the youth of today...just as the same old Tory government did in Thatchers day. Its just like turning back the clock.Its going to create social division, crime and IMO is just not the way a civilised society should sort out the problem.
People need a vision and encouragement to pull themselves out of the mire,to get off benefit if they can..... not this ridiculous old fashioned same old tory bull approach.
Maybe we also should look at why we have 400 thousand immigrants on welfare too !
And dont go kidding yerselves all these benefits cannot be got right now....there just seems to be no judgement in the system, too much an automatic right .It is a stinking mess for sure...we pay too many people to do nothing, an utter waste of human kind , and then throw abuse at genuine cases if they ask for help .
. The way out has to be a limit on benefit for sure, and definitely those who are fit should help on project or community work, not sit at home.But it should be work with dignity and pride, not a workhouse approach. I feel very strongly that this government has abandoned the youth of today...just as the same old Tory government did in Thatchers day. Its just like turning back the clock.Its going to create social division, crime and IMO is just not the way a civilised society should sort out the problem.
People need a vision and encouragement to pull themselves out of the mire,to get off benefit if they can..... not this ridiculous old fashioned same old tory bull approach.
Maybe we also should look at why we have 400 thousand immigrants on welfare too !
And dont go kidding yerselves all these benefits cannot be got right now....there just seems to be no judgement in the system, too much an automatic right .It is a stinking mess for sure...we pay too many people to do nothing, an utter waste of human kind , and then throw abuse at genuine cases if they ask for help .