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Originally Posted by Pierre

Don't recall seeing bankers smashing up London?

Of course we shouldn't financially penalise these rioters, we should give them more money that they haven't earn't.

I'd happily pay triple the amount of tax I do, and give it to this deserving demographic of our society, as they contribute so much to it.

Do you mean welfare recipients in general or just this specific group?

If you mean welfare recipients in general then of course we have to include the various financial organisations that have received funding and guarantees from the state along with corporations that receive welfare through tax credits.

I call it welfare to corporations as it means they can pay crap wages that aren't enough for people working full time to live on and the state, through our pockets, makes up the difference.

This is a stupid idea. If people can afford to lose £25/week from their welfare they're being paid too much to begin with, this'll just lead to more crime, it's a nakedly political scam to try and score votes and portray the party as tough on crime while they simultaneously pursue a 'progressive' caring and sharing Conservative policy.

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Originally Posted by Sirius

Here's one, Are they going to remove the benefits of anyone in that camp in London who they find are claiming job seekers but instead are sitting on there arses in a tent being a knob. ????

I agree that any doing that are breaching the terms of JSA and should indeed be appropriately penalised.

I disagree that they are being knobs, it's their absolute right to protest within the boundaries of the law even if many of their issues are, imho, misguided and naive.