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Originally Posted by johnhook
Whoever it is who really pulls the strings in this country. Direct focus on the weak while the strong continue unhindered
It is propaganda all the news about benefit cuts and emergency budget. Seriously for 12 billion ?
All the while the fat cats with their tax loopholes and fingers in pies offering back handers here and there and laughing to the sums of hundreds of billions
Never more has the phrase " The rich get richer while the poor get poorer" been true than it is today
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It is this post that sums up the real issue here. The focus of the Tories, the right-wing press, etc. is to target the the poorer sections of society in order to save some of the money the Government requires. The end result of this campaign is a context where reducing benefits for all is acceptable.
The fact that these cuts will impact the people who may need the money as well as the much discussed "scroungers" is just seen as collateral damage. A shame but that's life, right?
Some perspective:
Last year, Britain’s financial sector paid out £15bn in bonuses and
bonuses paid out in the financial sector have reached £91bn since October 2007. This figure is likely to exceed £100bn by the end of March
Yes, these are BONUSES, money on top of an already high salary .. and the Government is screwing the poor for 12 billion? This is the real problem with our society as John has highlighted ..