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Originally Posted by Angua
The point being this obsession with the few who cheat the system is causing problems for the innocent, particularly those with LD. They may just look slightly different or not speak properly/at all yet they will be targetted by the mindless idiots because of the press and governments fixation on a few. Yes we all know a few who do cheat the system, but I bet you are totally unaware of those who could be out & about when you are at work, or chained to the house due to agoraphobia or be totally dependent on others. They are all needing help but are invisible most of the time.
We are all disabled in one way or another. Even something as simple as not knowing a particular language makes you unable to understand another person, creating a disability for both of you. Medical disability classifications work on the supposition there is a cure - there isn't always.
Nor is this obsession necessarily cost effective. Why for example have some people been called more than once to an ATOS medical when nothing in their condition has changed.
I just wish they would go after the tax avoiders with the same vehemence they have used on those who need help.
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It's not just about benefit cheats though ,i accept that the official numbers are a small minority compared to the number of people on benefits of one kind or another .We also have to look at the number of people who qualify for disability benefits which has risen dramatically over the last decade of so .Yes a lot of people need help but realistically we can't support all disabled people and hard choices about the type and severity of disabilities have to be made .
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I just wish they would go after the tax avoiders with the same vehemence they have used on those who need help
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Tax avoidance is legal ,you can't go after people if they aren't breaking the law .Loopholes do need to closed but changing the laws to make something illegal that used to be legal is a bigger deal than most people think .There are a whole host of moral and ethical questions raised when something is made illegal purely to get money out of people .
Tax evasion is illegal and people involved in such practices can and do end up in jail ,but proving that they have evaded tax is sometimes very hard and can take years .To be blunt ,but practical ,if the government are going to save money then cutting down on welfare has an immediate effect cutting down on tax evasion or ,tax avoidance will take years