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Originally Posted by martyh
What has to be remembered is that a lot of peoples idea of good government is based on the Blair/Brown era ,an era i suspect you yourself are basing you political allegiances on .It was a "giveaway" era ,with more and more people entering the welfare system .When people get used to that, it is very hard to take away when the money runs out ,money i should add that was put in the bank ,so to speak,by the conservatives
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It depends. If you aren't affected by the policies, then you would have a greater voice, but when you are affected then obviously it becomes personal. Do I care (or should I) about everyone else when myself is up poo creak without a paddle...
It doesn't mean I have to agree nor disagree with policies that do affect me either. I personally think benefits really need to be reformed, and as a claiment I think I can speak a bit more about it than those who think their taxes are being spent on 'scroungers'.
I can say that myself included is being paid too much in benefits, but on the other hand I don't know if I'm going to be paid anything at all in a year or so time. They are not listening to the people, nor seeing how it is affecting people now, they are not interested in the little people, just the self sufficient rich.
I have to think for myself because I can't afford to think about other people but I don't want to get tarred with the same brush.