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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: Pete on October 26, 2012, 02:40:58 PM

Title: Child Benefit
Post by: Pete on October 26, 2012, 02:40:58 PM: I watched Question Time last night and found myself agreeing more with the Tory panelist than the Labour... Shock Horror! The issue was Child Benefit and restricting it to two kids only. I've long thought that it should be totally abolished - and this is a step in the right direction.

Obviously it needs to be timed right, but I just don't think it is viable any more in it's current form.
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: chesterfieldchris on October 26, 2012, 04:41:15 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Pete on October 26, 2012, 05:15:02 PM: Why are they taking your benefit away?
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Fly on October 26, 2012, 05:17:18 PM: I think this is the story.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/21/child-benefit-threshold-rises-50000-2012-budget (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/21/child-benefit-threshold-rises-50000-2012-budget)
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Slacker on October 26, 2012, 06:14:26 PM: Agree with having a threshold except that (if a recall correctly) a wage earner on £50K doesn't get it but a man and wife on £45K each do
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: chesterfieldchris on October 26, 2012, 09:52:16 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: handy on October 28, 2012, 05:09:17 PM: Check this out http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4613690/Why-work-I-get-30k-in-benefits-boasts-scrounging-dad.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4613690/Why-work-I-get-30k-in-benefits-boasts-scrounging-dad.html) that as to be wrong if true.
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Pete on October 28, 2012, 05:13:59 PM: I'd give him 6 months in jail - but that would just cost us more... :(
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Slacker on October 28, 2012, 08:40:48 PM: Typical Sun to put a story in like this to deflect from the millions of families struggling to make ends meet.

It MUST be try if The Sun says so :)) :)) :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Pete on October 28, 2012, 08:53:44 PM: Do you think that story is made up then Slackly?
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Fly on October 28, 2012, 09:03:30 PM: I'm not going to fall for the story, after all, it is the Sun.
But, If it is true, then someone wants their balls kicking up big style.
Me and Our_Lass, and many other members of this forum, work for x hours per week.
We are trying to earn a wage by actually doing work.
Some other members would love the opportunity to work, but are held back through no fault of their own !!
How does it make them feel when cretins like this can brag off a £30,000 free ride !!

Yes, it pi$$es me off too !!
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: chesterfieldchris on October 28, 2012, 09:26:38 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Fly on October 28, 2012, 09:53:54 PM: Agree with you Cchris :-X

At least me and Our_Lass can put our hands in the air and declare, we don't/can't, claim a penny in benefits.
It's actually a good feeling knowing we earn what we have. We work for it.

We also spend it at our leisure, usually on foreign holidays.
We might holiday twice next year, does this make us rich toffs ?
No, we've both stopped smoking and might have a few £££ spare for our own benefit.
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: chesterfieldchris on October 28, 2012, 10:03:32 PM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: Fly on October 28, 2012, 10:34:16 PM: Quote
you'll be in danger of being called "lucky"...
No, it's called sit out there for 8 hours a day in your taxi and earn jack sh*t.
My alarm clock is set for 6:15am
I'll probably get home at at 4:30pm
I think that''s a days work.
Title: Re: Child Benefit
Post by: chesterfieldchris on October 29, 2012, 02:19:32 AM: POST DELETED AT USER'S REQUEST