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Originally Posted by papa smurf
It is rife around here, benefits is a lifestyle we have young people in their 20s-30s-40s who have never worked and therefor never contributed a penny to the country ,they sell baccy ,they sell drugs ,they work cash in hand jobs ,its disgusting, I worked 47 years to fund these parasites.
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The vast amount of the welfare budget is spent on retirement pensions. The rest is spent on the sick, disabled, carers etc
The smallest amount was spent on Jobseekers Allowance.
Sure, you've worked and paid in, but so have most of the others as that's how the scheme works. When you can afford to, you pay in, when you need help, you take it out.
It sounds like you have the all too common attitude of "Benefits should be cut, but not those that I claim as i'm genuinely entitled and have paid into the system". Well, so have most of the others.