Originally Posted by dilligaf1701 (Post 35489744)

what grates my carrot is i get lumped in with people like that as i get benefits

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35489758)

And yes, Arthur is a hypocrite. Slams people for scrounging/bleeding the state dry and when a solution is proposed cries 'filthy Tory **** trying to rob from the poor'. Make your mind up and stick to it Arthur.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35489764)

To MarkC1984 and Sirius, I am not a hyprocite and resent the comment, I used to work for a company deep cleaning kitchens, and worked in a lot of government buildings.

The wastage of food and the expensive stuff that they had would make everyone jealous of what these government buildings had. I speak my mind and yet people criticise me for what l say.

What do we want in this damn country, The government do waste money and hammer the poor, when l was brought up as a kid, we didn't have as much as what we have now. Poverty was was strong when l was a kid and yet today we have a scociety that is very rich and poor.

The rich treat the poor as if they were garbage, and yet give out a friendly benefit to foriegn workers who take work on the cheap, and government say we cherish these people, what about the brits who are hard working people. Its about time they were looked after.

I have a strong support for OAP's that get treated disgracefully by any government in power, l am against people that abuse the benefit system and yet the poor get hammered.

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35489758)

I would love to work and contribute to the country, however I have had a lot of bad luck. I drifted into doing temporary work when I left school, then in 2005 I took 3 years out to look after my grandmother and got a job pretty much straight away with Ocado. First night, tore cartilage/tendons in my right knee. Now I can't do warehouse work, and because of my poor work history I am struggling to even get a foot in somewhere. You need experience.

Although I am now looking into training as a carer, maybe even a late entry into nursing. Looking into it at the moment.

And yes, Arthur is a hypocrite. Slams people for scrounging/bleeding the state dry and when a solution is proposed cries 'filthy Tory **** trying to rob from the poor'. Make your mind up and stick to it Arthur.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35489748)

He says it's wrong ,but when the government try to fix it he starts a thread attacking them for fixing it :confused:...my head hurts

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35489802)

Are they poor then, 29K a year doesn't make them poor imo, I struggle to comprehend stories like this as everyone I know on benefits struggles big time and yet newspapers never seem to have trouble finding people to write these stories about

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35489745)

Not by me you dont :tu:

Originally Posted by jodash (Post 35489835)

I had 2 jobs in 42 years made redundant 23 years ago and invested my pay off,made redundant again last year and again have invested redunacy money,was told I was only allowed 6 Months JSA allowance at £67.50 p/w which has recenly finished,and now have to live off my investments and wifes wages

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35489758)

I would love to work and contribute to the country, however I have had a lot of bad luck. I drifted into doing temporary work when I left school, then in 2005 I took 3 years out to look after my grandmother and got a job pretty much straight away with Ocado. First night, tore cartilage/tendons in my right knee. Now I can't do warehouse work, and because of my poor work history I am struggling to even get a foot in somewhere. You need experience.

Although I am now looking into training as a carer, maybe even a late entry into nursing. Looking into it at the moment.

And yes, Arthur is a hypocrite. Slams people for scrounging/bleeding the state dry and when a solution is proposed cries 'filthy Tory **** trying to rob from the poor'. Make your mind up and stick to it Arthur.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35489819)

Depends what you mean by struggle ,i struggle to pay bills ,i don't drink anymore and haven't had a holiday in years and i have worked continuously .I know people on the dole that drink every weekend and have a holiday every year

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35489971)

That's exactly what I mean by struggle, I don't know anyone that could afford to make benefits a lifestyle choice without topping it up some how.