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**Chris** · 06-10-2010, 16:06

I see where you're coming from ... but I really do think that an honest analysis of 'fair' and 'unfair' requires a far broader view than any one policy.

For example, this recession caused my contract work to completely dry up. I was unemployed for well over a year through no fault of my own. I was also forced to avail myself of the services of the DWP and go through all the rather dehumanizing background and financial checks that ensure I'm not cheating the system. That's not especially fair on me ... I'm an honest sort, simply trying to get the support out of the system that I was entitled to. But at the same time, I recognise that benefits are designed to cope with a lot more people than just me, and so I accept a little personal discomfort as sad but inevitable.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,220	Re: Child Benefit Scrapped For Higher Rate Tax Payers From 2013 I see where you're coming from ... but I really do think that an honest analysis of 'fair' and 'unfair' requires a far broader view than any one policy. For example, this recession caused my contract work to completely dry up. I was unemployed for well over a year through no fault of my own. I was also forced to avail myself of the services of the DWP and go through all the rather dehumanizing background and financial checks that ensure I'm not cheating the system. That's not especially fair on me ... I'm an honest sort, simply trying to get the support out of the system that I was entitled to. But at the same time, I recognise that benefits are designed to cope with a lot more people than just me, and so I accept a little personal discomfort as sad but inevitable.