Quote Originally Posted by Lullapie View Post
I'm not in favour of the Welfare State. The term implies that it is a way to have your life controlled - like The Fascist State or The Hermit State.

I'm in favour of a safety net for all those that need to call on it, but it's reviewed every three months. There has to be certain, minimal criteria that the recipient has to meet each time - depending on why they are receiving the payment. I'm 100% against child benefit of ANY form. Why should the taxpayer subsidise others to breed?
Your first statement is contradicted by the second, highlighted line with which I agree. Without a welfare state, we'd have miles of 'tent Cities' like we see in America, even in affluent Cities.

I think benefits should be removed from those whose incapacity is brought about by drug abuse or alcohol dependence however, there are myriad circumstances, almost endless combinations of factors in each, individual case so it's difficult to craft a 'one size fits all'.

Thank goodness for the two child limit on child benefit which some Liberals want to overturn or hundreds of millions more would be going to immigrant families who have twice as many kids on average as the Brits do.