Cable Forum - View Single Post - A non means tested flat rate pension for all?

**Hugh** · 27-10-2010, 07:29

One small flaw in your otherwise reasoned argument - the premise that "they then go on contribution based incapacity benefit (or ESA now days) and having paid 17 years worth of NI now claiming back due to ill health, they be considered **** and undeserving".

Please don't believe what the red-top rags print - it's not the view (imho) of the majority of the country, the red-tops would just like to think it is (and try to make it so).

Nearly everyone I know has no issues with genuine Incapacity Benefits/ESA claimants, but it is the likes of the Mail/Sun/etc who try to tar all claimants with the same brush that leads to your feelings, I believe.

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Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 44,377	Re: A non means tested flat rate pension for all? One small flaw in your otherwise reasoned argument - the premise that "they then go on contribution based incapacity benefit (or ESA now days) and having paid 17 years worth of NI now claiming back due to ill health, they be considered and undeserving". Please don't believe what the red-top rags print - it's not the view (imho) of the majority of the country, the red-tops would just like to think it is (and try to make it so). Nearly everyone I know has no issues with genuine Incapacity Benefits/ESA claimants, but it is the likes of the Mail/Sun/etc who try to tar all claimants with the same brush that leads to your feelings, I believe. __________________ Thank you for calling the Abyss. If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.