Poor Russell Brand
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Du1point8 said:
fblm said:
Mr_B said:
...he didn't really respond, just taint her and question her mental health so her criticism had no basis...
To be fair, given her behavior, I think she might very well be a complete mentalist. Of course that doesn't mean shes wrong about Brand being a cnvt. VIP tent! You couldn't make it up.If you look at government spending, only a tiny proportion of what it spends on welfare is unemployment benefits. Only a tiny proportion of that in turn will go to people who genuinely can't be bothered working.
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/142/economics/wh...
When a T.K. Maxx store opened up in my home town, 1,400 people queued around the block for 40 jobs. It's nonsense to say people who are unemployed don't want to work. I know some don't because they're lazy but the few with that mentality aren't an excuse to accuse every person taking welfare payments of some sort, from the disabled to pensioners, of being a scrounger. People are voting on the basis of some sort of terror that their money may be being used to help others who somehow don't deserve it when really no such thing is happening.
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/142/economics/wh...
When a T.K. Maxx store opened up in my home town, 1,400 people queued around the block for 40 jobs. It's nonsense to say people who are unemployed don't want to work. I know some don't because they're lazy but the few with that mentality aren't an excuse to accuse every person taking welfare payments of some sort, from the disabled to pensioners, of being a scrounger. People are voting on the basis of some sort of terror that their money may be being used to help others who somehow don't deserve it when really no such thing is happening.
Edited by Blakewater on Friday 26th June 14:18
dfen5 said:
To be fair that's a pretty broad joke he made and he didn't say anything about Peaches Geldof. I think the guy is an idiot but I don't have time for mock outrage and people criticising others for comments they haven't actually made.Blakewater said:
To be fair that's a pretty broad joke he made and he didn't say anything about Peaches Geldof. I think the guy is an idiot but I don't have time for mock outrage and people criticising others for comments they haven't actually made.
I thought much the same. He's a buffoon of the highest order but this time he's not the guilty party. Shame but there it is. AstonZagato said:
Blakewater said:
People are voting on the basis of some sort of terror that their money may be being used to help others who somehow don't deserve it when really no such thing is happening.
It is happening. Just not on the vast scale that most people think it is.It will also harm the volunteer industry as older people who still can do some work often volunteer to work with charities.
Sometimes I feel the government works in knee jerk reactions to public outcries, often fueled by the media stirring up trouble, without connecting different things together like the retirement age, jobs for the young, first time buyers and so on.
Blakewater said:
AstonZagato said:
Blakewater said:
People are voting on the basis of some sort of terror that their money may be being used to help others who somehow don't deserve it when really no such thing is happening.
It is happening. Just not on the vast scale that most people think it is.It will also harm the volunteer industry as older people who still can do some work often volunteer to work with charities.
Sometimes I feel the government works in knee jerk reactions to public outcries, often fueled by the media stirring up trouble, without connecting different things together like the retirement age, jobs for the young, first time buyers and so on.
Basic State Pension is £6,032pa; plus Graduated plus SERPS plus S2P say another £4,000pa.
Then look at the tax take from a school leaver in an apprenticeship, or starting out on a career. It will range between zero and just above sweet sod all.
And finally, please tell us how it is affordable to pay the pension (index-linked with the triple lock) for the next thirty odd years.
Blakewater said:
It is happening. Just not on the vast scale that most people think it is.
My mother turned 60 this year and isn't in the greatest of health. While the government is preventing people from retiring so it doesn't have to pay pensions, it's preventing young people from getting jobs and starting their careers and is paying them unemployment benefits. It doesn't seem logical to keep young people out of the workplace while keeping those at the end of their working lives in jobs. The average age at which young people are buying their first homes is 40 now and people are having to start families later in life. Women are being warned of the risks of leaving having children until they're older.It will also harm the volunteer industry as older people who still can do some work often volunteer to work with charities.
Sometimes I feel the government works in knee jerk reactions to public outcries, often fueled by the media stirring up trouble, without connecting different things together like the retirement age, jobs for the young, first time buyers and so on.
fblm said:
Blakewater said:
It is happening. Just not on the vast scale that most people think it is.
My mother turned 60 this year and isn't in the greatest of health. While the government is preventing people from retiring so it doesn't have to pay pensions, it's preventing young people from getting jobs and starting their careers and is paying them unemployment benefits. It doesn't seem logical to keep young people out of the workplace while keeping those at the end of their working lives in jobs. The average age at which young people are buying their first homes is 40 now and people are having to start families later in life. Women are being warned of the risks of leaving having children until they're older.It will also harm the volunteer industry as older people who still can do some work often volunteer to work with charities.
Sometimes I feel the government works in knee jerk reactions to public outcries, often fueled by the media stirring up trouble, without connecting different things together like the retirement age, jobs for the young, first time buyers and so on.
Guam said:
And he is at it again, this time about tomorrows minute silence!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3147144/Ru...
Not often I wish ill on people, but this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3147144/Ru...
is so far up his self important pipe its very hard not to. Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff