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Originally Posted by Damien
Well yes but policy should be made on the basis of actual data or knowledge, or at least informed estimates. It shouldn't be based on a alternative reality asserted by the media or by those in government who think such a reality would strengthen their case. The thing is we can make a case for anything otherwise.
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Alternatively the government could be looking at the figures for exposed benefit fraud and finally realised that in fact benefit fraud is endemic to the system and has been for years .For every 1 person caught there may be(and probably is) 4 or 5 that have not and that is just those that are comitting outright fraud eg working and claiming.The figures for people using the system legally but immorally are certainly far greater ,by that i mean people claiming they have an illness that stops them looking for work when they can actually work .