Current Affairs EU In or Out

[TyphooToffee]

Like who ?

Like those who are exposed from time to time in all parts of the country. I don't have their names and addresses. How silly of me to come unprepared.

 

[Kurt.]

Like those who are exposed from time to time in all parts of the country. I don't have their names and addresses. How silly of me to come unprepared.

You’re still not making yourself clear mate if I’m being honest.

 

[TyphooToffee]

Just out and out racism as far as i can see

Same old answer

 

[Moomin]

 

[TyphooToffee]

You’re still not making yourself clear mate if I’m being honest.

Well at least you're honest.

 

[Kurt.]

Well at least you're honest.

Can you be ?

 

[Yarrgh]

You know, I used to think like this when I was bored, grumpy at life and in my late 20s. Then I read around a bit and realised that the level of pay in entry level jobs in the uk hasn't risen in a decade, that you'll still be reliant on in work benefits to make ends meet and that benefit fraud is such a vanishingly small % of the annual spend on welfare that the only reason it keeps coming up is (along with immigration) as a way for governments of all stripes to tell people to "look over there" whilst they do nothing to improve the lot of the people at the bottom of society.

I couldn't put it better myself.

 

[summerisle]

Nice car @peteblue , off soon ?

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

I couldn't put it better myself.

I'm a weird one politically... I still think peoples talent and efforts should determine their success but I realise that the deck is stacked against 80% of the population and I'm terrified of an over powerful government.

I think my outlook is basically the same as Johnny Cash. We all have it in us to treat each other decently and I wish to god we didn't have to be forced to do so on a macro level.

 

[TyphooToffee]

Can you be ?

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

 

[roydo]

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

It does, but the cost is a tiny % of the overall budget. The Daily Mail will of course point out that most fraudsters are brown and foreign.

Oh, and in the same line, most rich people dont pay all the tax they probably should.

 

[Goat]

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

I would say under the current systems less so than it has in the past.

Theres people dying under this tory system.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

What does this have to do with the Eu though? Say it!

 

[Blues Harp]

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

It does but its only 0.9% of the total benefits expenditure; its lower than the amount of benefits unclaimed, and the amount lost due to "official error". It pales into insignificance when compared to the amount lost to tax fraud and evasion.

 

[tsubaki]

Are you saying benefit fraud doesn't exist?

It absolutely exists, and its probably cost the taxpayer a couple of billion a year.

Tax avoidance costs the Treasury £35 billion a year.