50,000 protest Austerity

[daneha]

If they worked they wouldn't be doing nothing and if they do work why not give them a proper salary What work would they do anyway?

 

An unemployed couple with two children living in rented accommodation receive in benefits around £16K, so they already get the equivalent of a proper wage but do nothing for it. Why is it two much to ask to get at least one of them to work 40 hours a week to get that money.

 

A single person living with parents gets £57.35 a week, whats wrong with getting them to work one 8 hour day a week for that money. What they will do is jobs in the community, I could find them plenty to do that the council appear unable to do because of lack of funds and staff.

[Bonzo77]

An unemployed couple with two children living in rented accommodation receive in benefits around £16K, so they already get the equivalent of a proper wage but do nothing for it. Why is it two much to ask to get at least one of them to work 40 hours a week to get that money.

 

A single person living with parents gets £57.35 a week, whats wrong with getting them to work one 8 hour day a week for that money. What they will do is jobs in the community, I could find them plenty to do that the council appear unable to do because of lack of funds and staff.

 

£16k a year isn't a lot to raise a family and pay rent with. It's the equivalent of living on the bread line. The reason why it's so little is to encourage people to get back into full time work while providing a safety net. People will always abuse the free hand outs. That's the problem. A small number of people will make the breadline their lifestyle choice.

[daneha]

£16k a year isn't a lot to raise a family and pay rent with.

Its over the minimum wage and many families work for their £16K, why should some be exempt from working for it.

 

 

It's the equivalent of living on the bread line. The reason why it's so little is to encourage people to get back into full time work while providing a safety net. People will always abuse the free hand outs. That's the problem. A small number of people will make the breadline their lifestyle choice.

 

But they wouldn't abuse it if they had to work for it.

[Mecky]

Its over the minimum wage and many families work for their £16K, why should some be exempt from working for it.

 

 

 

 

But they wouldn't abuse it if they had to work for it.

 

and if they didn't work for it?

[daneha]

and if they didn't work for it?

 

They'd be getting money for doing nothing.

[Mecky]

They'd be getting money for doing nothing.

 

Then there is no incentive for them to work is there

[daneha]

Then there is no incentive for them to work is there

 

Which is why I said working should be a requirement, stop giving people money for doing nothing and if they need money make them do something for it like the majority of people already do.

[Bonzo77]

Which is why I said working should be a requirement, stop giving people money for doing nothing and if they need money make them do something for it like the majority of people already do.

 

Sounds like slavery you're suggesting?

[Mecky]

Which is why I said working should be a requirement, stop giving people money for doing nothing and if they need money make them do something for it like the majority of people already do.

 

and again, what if they don't want to work?

[Bonzo77]

Its over the minimum wage and many families work for their £16K, why should some be exempt from working for it. .

 

There is one problem for a start. How can the minimum wage be less than what the average family gets given in benefits? Where's the incentive to get a job in that?