Re: A question of morals


"Alang" <invalidme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:32:10 +0100, "Uno-Hoo!"
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"Scott" <blackhole@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mike_B wrote:
In message <f7u7s4$4g8$1$8300dec7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Scott
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Gaz wrote:
Uno-Hoo! wrote:
"johannes" <johs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Another article in the DM today suggests that any talk today of
'poverty' in
the UK is a nonsense. The minimum wage and excellent benefits mean
that
no-one goes hungry any more. Even the poorest families appear to
have
enough
money to buy flat-panel TV's and fags.

Job seekers allowance is £57.45 per week (for the over 25s). No one
can
survive on that, they are faced with little option but to turn to
crime.


Well.... Job seekers allowance plus housing benefit plus council tax
benefit is more accurate. You can survive on that, but not so well that
you would want to stay on it for a long time if you have a choice.
Sounds
about right.

But you wouldn't be able to pay for a TV licence, or legally run a car
or
afford a phone. It is 30% of the national minimum wage and it is the
strongest possible inducement to crime I can think of.

And not the strongest possible inducement to get off your fat backside and
get a job I suppose?

Why?
You didn't
How many years have you been sucking off the tax tit?

I started work at 16 years of age and worked without any periods of
unemployment until I was 54. Apart from a few weeks as a shop assistant when
I first left school, I worked entirely as a 'public servant' - Royal Navy,
Prison Service, Police Service. I worked for 38 years, for the country, and
never drew a penny in dole throughout that time. I would suggest, therefore,
that my working life was longer than many who spend years at college and
university and don't even start working until their late 20's or early 30's
even.

My employment with the police involved a contract with the government. I
fulfilled my side of the contract and they are now fulfilling theirs. I feel
only pride in what I achieved during my various careers and certainly now
feel no shame in enjoying what I worked hard for.

The fact that you chose another pathway through life is down to you. We reap
what we sow.

I take it that you will feel no shame about claiming your state pension when
you reach 65 - even if you were still fit enough to carry on working? - or
will you work until you drop?

I'm sorry but only mugs carry on working when they have no need to do so. We
only have one life - best to make the most of it.

Kev


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