
Originally Posted by
donsdaft
Well, of course, they're not getting an additional £55k per year.
They're getting £55k less taken away from them, there is a difference.
No, I'm not a Tory, how could I ever vote for the Conservative and Unionist Party?
But as a socialist I would see a country that was hard working and rich.
A country that was rich enough to pay the disabled through a system of benefits that gave them dignity.
The same goes for the retired, look to Germany for the equivalent.
This means we simply have to stop handing out cash to wasters.