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Originally Posted by Osem
What's wrong with the current system is that it's become a lifestyle choice for too many people. That's not good for UK PLC and it's certainly not good for those who really need support and have no other choices because resources which could and should be made available to them are being directed at people who don't deserve them.
Yes it is harsh and yes it will involve hurting people (including my youngest) who haven't done anything wrong but IMHO it's the only way to get back to a system in which welfare is there as a back-up for those in genuine need and not a means by which some people can drift through their lives and go on to bring up their children expecting others to support them in turn.
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The problem is there is an entire section of the population who have never worked. While I don't think they are the majority at all, I've seen people on benefits not think twice about spending (say) a couple of hundred for a pair of trainers. I work and cannot afford that. I know people who can afford to spend that amount on trainers that have never worked. I know of people who are the second or third generation in a family who've never worked.
That has to stop.