[QUOTE=Shark27;39363615]Totally agree that we should do what we can to minimise losses from benefits and tax cheats. But as the revenues from tax cheats tend to cost us around 3 times more in lost revenue, the recurrent focus on benefits cheats seems a little unbalanced at times.
On the one hand you're suggesting that if the public want services, they have to accept that they have to pay for them. This is fine, but then you're saying that the 1p/2p wouldn't be anywhere near enough to pay for what's needed and we have to be honest about that. Great, OK. I hear you. So how do you suggest that we raise the large sums of money to pay for the improved services that I think were both agreeing that we'd quite like to see?
I'll ansewer the why. Much more of our life will be done on-line going forward. Lets be ready.
But this is Britain. Our roads are adequate, railways adequate, airports adequate, deep sea ports adequate, housing adequate, education adequate, technology in industry adequate. It all adds up to inadequate for me - lower half of the table.
[QUOTE=ragingpup;39363638]I would say that it is unbalanced because a lot of working people would feel more aggrieved about the people who don't get out of bed in a morning (or if they do they take their kids to school in their dressing gown - been banned at a school close to me by the way), bringing down the local areas, having children who don't eat breakfast, go to bed when they want, thus causing general disruption to their classmates, these kids getting older and committing crimes, burgling people's houses etc, getting free prescriptions in the chemist, having kids to carry on that cycle (not all granted). Yes, that's why they may feel a bit more biased.
Why is this country inadequate? I can get to London in under 2.5 hours on the train. I get the odd hold up at airports but can fly to the USA in under 8 hours. I’ve got a kid fresh from finishing their GCSE’s at a state run school, with grades ranging from level 7 to 9 across all subjects. Not paid a penny private because I don’t believe in it. Got another following who will do the same.
What’s inadequate?
Are you one of these businessmen or citizens who need a leg up to wipe your arse? A grant here or a consultant there?
It’s pathetic.
Get on the phone to each other.
Do you think people are reading this s4it.