Off Topic General Election Special

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[QUOTE="Bum_Chinned_Crab, post: 10621194, member: 1006511 DM it in text format.[/QUOTE]
DM = Doc Martens?
 
Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
And that's precisely my point - why is that viewed as ok but as soon as someone commits benefit fraud the lynchmob is rounded up? They're all as wrong as each other.

Do people really buy that stuff? I honestly never have, nor anything nicked.
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The biggest fraud is probably online streaming now, I can't imagine many knock-off DVDs still get sold.
 
Mr Hatem said:
[QUOTE="Bum_Chinned_Crab, post: 10621194, member: 1006511 DM it in text format.
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DM = Doc Martens?[/QUOTE]
DM = Dirty Mackems obviously
this is a football forum after all...
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Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
And that's precisely my point - why is that viewed as ok but as soon as someone commits benefit fraud the lynchmob is rounded up? They're all as wrong as each other.

Do people really buy that stuff? I honestly never have, nor anything nicked.
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It's generally the same 'people' engaging in both. At the same time.
 
originallambrettaman said:
The 'tax evasion' banner covers a lot of things though, much of that estimated £100b is just duty/VAT not paid on fake and smuggled alcohol and cigs.
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It's VAT, income tax, Capital Gains Tax and National Insurance. Corporate tax avoidance is even bigger apparently. Around £160 billion a year in the UK through tax loopholes. Technically, it's legal, but they should be closed imo.
 
You wouldnt ben

I know that

you have been fantastic to me.

Your one great person in real life

But like I say

Despite stupid fall outs and arguements I think your all decent folk in real life

Anyway back to the political stuff

No reply wanted

Its just nice to tell you all that I am glad I know you lot even if only online

Now piss off

And do not like or reply to this because its NOTHING to do with me and everything to do with you lot
 
Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
And that's precisely my point - why is that viewed as ok but as soon as someone commits benefit fraud the lynchmob is rounded up? They're all as wrong as each other.

Do people really buy that stuff? I honestly never have, nor anything nicked.
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It's massive, particularly in clothing, when Lambretta was at its peak, we had at least one container of goods seized and destroyed every month and only a fraction of the fake goods produced are ever actually discovered.
 
Stockholm Tiger said:
So about 9 billion quid per year is being diddled from you in fraud?!?! You could do quite a bit with that money. And that's just the theft just think of the number for people claiming legally but only because they choose not to work.
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No, the true cost of benefits fraud is circa £1.1bn, to put that into context the DWP pay out circa £2.1bn in error!
 
Tobes said:
No, the true cost of benefits fraud is circa £1.1bn, to put that into context the DWP pay out circa £2.1bn in error!
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Nobody knows what the actual cost is, the money they save through catching people is about £1.6b, but they obviously don't know how many are getting away with it.
 
Tobes said:
No, the true cost of benefits fraud is circa £1.1bn, to put that into context the DWP pay out circa £2.1bn in error!
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What's wrong is that if you get charged less tax by mistake, no matter how long it's gone on for, the government demand the shortfall back. Fair enough, but then if you get charged too much tax by mistake you're not allowed to claim it back.
 
Stockholm Tiger said:
Not sure if its just Hull but my ex-wife was from Stoke and they called them Foreigners (god knows why).

To meander further off topic is it only Hull that calls 2 up on a bike a croggy? It seems to be a backie everywhere else.
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I always thought 'backie' or 'lifty' as they say in london were truly unimagitive names.
 
Stockholm Tiger said:
Not sure if its just Hull but my ex-wife was from Stoke and they called them Foreigners (god knows why).

To meander further off topic is it only Hull that calls 2 up on a bike a croggy? It seems to be a backie everywhere else.
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Definitely a croggy in the midlands.

Collins dictionary claims it's Northern England and Midlands dialect.
 
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