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Originally Posted by peanut
So at the moment it's okay for the likes of the Philpotts to breed like rabbits and be left untouched to empty to pot, but if you're sick or disabled it's okay to have your money stopped and then have to be supported by a partner who could be on minimum wage? Which in turn forces the partner to give up work because it wouldn't be a viable option to live on.
That is one reason why I and others have moaned in this thread, the reform isn't thought out and they won't listen to anyone either.
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It's not OK and HMG doesn't think it is but the reality is that cracking down on the likes of the Philpotts is virtually impossible because of the children involved, who've done nothing wrong. If HMG did decide to crack down on them and children were seen to suffer as a result they'd be roundly condemned for doing so. They're still being condemned about school milk FGS. Children have become the ultimate bargaining chip and without a radical rethink of what people like to see as their 'freedoms' that will not change. I dare say any government would just love to find a way to ensure that parenthood is universally treated with the respect and forethought that it deserves.