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Benefit Cap

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Ciaran, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. rogueleader

    rogueleader suave gringo

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    Bring back National Service.
     
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  2. Null

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    1 - no

    2- yes
     
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  3. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Living in Poverty.

    How many times do we hear this pish? Poverty my arse.

    I have no doubt lots of people are really struggling but I wish they would stop telling us how many kids are living in Poverty based upon some flawed calculation dreamed up by a statistician.
     
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  4. Mind The Duck

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    You're supposed to live in your own filth to be in poverty dontchaknow
     
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  5. ManDingo 20"/20"

    ManDingo 20"/20" MDMA Guru

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    Yet you know fine well I don't claim any benefits anymore as I've already stated on other threads.

    Do you think if I was on benefits I'd be able to have constant smoke and buy myself new speakers?
     
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  6. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    Only jakies and gypsies claim benefits. Hence why I have never had to do so.
     
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  7. Mind The Duck

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    We will always have poverty. It is essential. Without it there would be nothing to keep us in line.
     
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  8. The Raging Oxter

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    Thank God vitiligo isn't classed as a disability eh?
     
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  9. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    There is toil to be had if people really wanted to work. Lots of people on the dole see some forms of work as below them.

    6 weeks on the JSA then you can clean up your community for your giro money <ok>
     
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  10. rogueleader

    rogueleader suave gringo

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    seems reasonable, we`re all in this together after all.
     
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  11. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Says the **** who used to scam housing benefit with his landlord.
     
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  12. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    If there is a finite amount of money available to the Government to spend on benefits then we should consider a Hunger Games style live extravaganza on C4 for Unemployment benefit. Losing team dies = No benefits. This would be great entertainment for the whole nation and cheer us all up in these drab times.

    Davina McCall could present it.
     
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  13. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Dev in watching teen films shame.
     
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  14. Toby

    Toby GC's Life Coach

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    Killing all old people would be far more effective <ok>
     
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  15. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    Ok then Battle Royale style.

    Happy now <grr>
     
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  16. Null

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    This...
     
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  17. Toby

    Toby GC's Life Coach

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    Proof?
     
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  18. Null

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    and the Irish!
     
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  19. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    Thank God we don't let hippy types like you decide on who gets benefits.

    You'd have every harelipped lesbian in captivity on free money.
     
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  20. Null

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    My eyes!

    Ok, maybe majority is a bit strong but it's not a small minority abusing the system. It';s a very large %
     
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