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That's my experience, but there will always be exceptions.
Nigel Farage admits his election promises were bogus
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I don't deny there are some.
But as always if work paid better that problem would disappear
Eh?
What?!?
You think there aren't many on benefits who are perfectly happy with their lot?
Deary deary me ...
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Go on then, what figures do you have?
Let me tell you a (true) story.
A few years back I watched a tv prog about folk off work long term. The interviewer was in this guys home, he hadn't worked for years.
'It's my knees you see' he said 'I can't stand or walk for any length of time.' (the tv prog had already featured a scene of him walking along the street chatting away to the interviewer.)
'What about a more sedentary job?' the interviewer asked 'something where you're sitting most of the time.'
Silence. No response from the guy. You could tell he was frantically trying to come up with a reason why sedentary jobs also wouldn't suit him.
Only a fool would think this mindset isn't replicated across the land by thousands. Of course I don't have figures, they're hardly likely to admit it
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Yes. There are examples, we knowLet me tell you a (true) story.
A few years back I watched a tv prog about folk off work long term. The interviewer was in this guys home, he hadn't worked for years.
'It's my knees you see' he said 'I can't stand or walk for any length of time.' (the tv prog had already featured a scene of him walking along the street chatting away to the interviewer.)
'What about a more sedentary job?' the interviewer asked 'something where you're sitting most of the time.'
Silence. No response from the guy. You could tell he was frantically trying to come up with a reason why sedentary jobs also wouldn't suit him.
Only a fool would think this mindset isn't replicated across the land by thousands. Of course I don't have figures, they're hardly likely to admit it
But it's not a big a problem as it's made out to be, especially when nobody can present figures, but can claim "benefit scroungers" as if it's everybody.
And it's always the same people that lap it up.
You've heard of divide and conquer I assume?
Are you having an off day?
Of course no one can present even semi-accurate figures on this. Long term unemployed who fall into the bracket aren't exactly going to say 'yes, I'm happy not to work long term.' I'd hazard a guess even if completing an anonymous survey they'd still be cautious to admit it and who could blame them.
It's the same with the numerous people off long term with mental health problems. A fair number of them will be at it, however good luck trying to determine how many.
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And that's the point.
There are some who won't work. But it's not that many. Just convenient to use them as a headline
How do you know? Where are your substantiated figures? Even if you have such figures, many of the 'I'd love to work' respondents might have lied.
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Ok. Have it your way.
Everybody on benefits is a scrounger. Easier to be woke than try and open eyes
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IIRC, you previously - and rightly - refuted the accusation that "all landlords are grasping, Rigsby-esque characters, who prioritise profits over the living standards of their tenants".
Based on your own moral compass, work ethic, and experience.
The actual figure proportion of landlords who fit the above description will likely never be known. Indeed, even their approximate prevalence will remain unknown, except to those whose prejudices swing one way or the other.
The same applies to the proportion who are "happy to remain on benefits", equally.
No-one can with any certainty say that the Rigsbys are a trifling irrelevance, and no-one can say that those who "don't have a day's work in them" make up anything more a tiny fraction of all recipients.
IIRC, you previously - and rightly - refuted the accusation that "all landlords are grasping, Rigsby-esque characters, who prioritise profits over the living standards of their tenants".
Based on your own moral compass, work ethic, and experience.
The actual figure proportion of landlords who fit the above description will likely never be known. Indeed, even their approximate prevalence will remain unknown, except to those whose prejudices swing one way or the other.
The same applies to the proportion who are "happy to remain on benefits", equally.
No-one can with any certainty say that the Rigsbys are a trifling irrelevance, and no-one can say that those who "don't have a day's work in them" make up anything more a tiny fraction of all recipients.
Largely allocated? Are you saying that if the UK didn't have benefit cheats, we'd all be rich?
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I think thats what many actually want people to believe.
If it's not the foreigners it's the scroungers.
And as always, many people do believe the propoganda. I just wonder why it is always the same ones .
